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Bart, Orit; Daniel, Liron; Dan, Orrie; Bar-Haim, Yair – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Individuals with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) often have coexisting developmental coordination disorder (DCD). The positive therapeutic effect of methylphenidate on ADHD symptoms is well documented, but its effects on motor coordination are less studied. We assessed the influence of methylphenidate on motor performance in children…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Performance Tests, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Comorbidity
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Tai, Yueh-Ming; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Gau, Churn-Shiouh – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Limited literature documents injury-proneness of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in western population. However, only a few studies prospectively investigated the prediction of ADHD to injuries without considering other psychiatric and physical conditions and there is lack of such data in Asian population. To prospectively examine the…
Descriptors: Injuries, Predictor Variables, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Foreign Countries
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Takeda, Toshinobu; Ambrosini, Paul J.; deBerardinis, Rachel; Elia, Josephine – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Neuropsychiatric comorbidity in ADHD is frequent, impairing and poorly understood. In this report, characteristics of comorbid and comorbid-free ADHD subjects are investigated in an attempt to identify differences that could potentially advance our understanding of risk factors. In a clinically-referred ADHD cohort of 449 youths (ages 6-18), age,…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Intelligence Quotient, Psychopathology
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Pieters, Stefanie; Desoete, Annemie; Van Waelvelde, Hilde; Vanderswalmen, Ruth; Roeyers, Herbert – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a heterogeneous disorder, which is often co-morbid with learning disabilities. However, mathematical problems have rarely been studied in DCD. The aim of this study was to investigate the mathematical problems in children with various degrees of motor problems. Specifically, this study explored if the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Learning Disabilities, Computation, Developmental Delays