Language Deficits in ADHD Preschoolers

Autor/inn/en	Agapitou, Paraskevi; Andreou, Georgia
Titel	Language Deficits in ADHD Preschoolers
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 13 (2008) 1, S.39-49 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1940-4158
Schlagwörter	Metalinguistics; Reading Skills; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Preschool Children; Comparative Analysis; Language Skills; Cognitive Ability; Phonemes; At Risk Students; Foreign Countries; Language Impairments; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Metalanguage; Metasprache; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Denkfähigkeit; Fonem; Ausland; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Griechenland
Abstract	The present study examined the impact of preschool ADHD on linguistic and metalinguistic awareness and mental ability. Eight subscales of the Athina Test were administered to ADHD preschoolers and a control group. Results showed that ADHD preschoolers performed significantly lower than the control group in all tasks. The greatest difficulty for ADHD preschoolers was evident in the "phoneme synthesis" subscale, particularly with metalinguistic awareness. These results support previously reported findings that ADHD preschoolers have serious language deficits, which place them at risk for developing poor reading skills in primary school. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10