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The Developmental Trajectories of Executive Function of Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Qian, Ying; Shuai, Lan; Chan, Raymond C. K.; Qian, Qiu-Jin; Wang, Yufeng – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
This study examined the developmental trajectories of executive function (EF) of children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Han Chinese. Five hundred and fifteen children and adolescents with ADHD and 249 healthy controls took part in this study. All of them were administered four EF tests capturing…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents, Inhibition, Executive Function
Executive Function in Williams and Down Syndromes
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Carney, Daniel P. J.; Brown, Janice H.; Henry, Lucy A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Williams (WS) and Down (DS) syndromes are characterised by roughly opposing ability profiles. Relative verbal strengths and visuospatial difficulties have been reported in those with WS, while expressive language difficulties have been observed in individuals with DS. Few investigations into the executive function (EF) skills of these groups have…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Expressive Language, Executive Function, Down Syndrome