A note on the distinction between attention deficit disorder and reading disability: Are there group-specific cognitive deficits?

David L. Share; Steven Schwartz

doi:10.1016/0093-934X(88)90144-7

A note on the distinction between attention deficit disorder and reading disability: Are there group-specific cognitive deficits?

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Abstract

In a recent paper in this journal, Felton and her colleagues (R. H. Felton, F. B. Wood, I. B. Brown, S. K. Campbell, & M. R. Harter, 1987, Brain and Language, 31, 171-184) claim to have demonstrated that children suffering from attention deficit disorder have different cognitive deficits from children with reading disorders. In this paper, we show that the two groups were inappropriately compared and that Felton et al.'s own data do not support their conclusions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	350-352
Number of pages	3
Journal	Brain and Language
Volume	34
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0093-934X(88)90144-7
State	Published - Jul 1988
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
This paper was prepared with the support of the Australian Research Grant Scheme, the British Red Cross Society, and the NHMRC. Requests for reprints should be sent to Steven Schwartz, Department of Psychology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4067. Australia.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Language and Linguistics
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Linguistics and Language
Cognitive Neuroscience
Speech and Hearing

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A note on the distinction between attention deficit disorder and reading disability: Are there group-specific cognitive deficits?

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