ADHD and Reading Disabilities: A Cluster Analytic Approach for Distinguishing Subgroups.

Bonafina, Marcela A.; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; McKay, Kathleen E.; Koda, Vivian H.; Halperin, Jeffrey M.

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ERIC Number: EJ608052

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Publication Date: 2000

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ADHD and Reading Disabilities: A Cluster Analytic Approach for Distinguishing Subgroups.

Bonafina, Marcela A.; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; McKay, Kathleen E.; Koda, Vivian H.; Halperin, Jeffrey M.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v33 n3 p297-307 May-Jun 2000

Using cluster analysis, a study empirically divided 54 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) based on their Full Scale IQ and reading ability. Clusters had different patterns of cognitive, behavioral, and neurochemical functions, as determined by discrepancies in Verbal-Performance IQ, academic achievement, parent aggression ratings, and a measure of noradrenergic function. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aggression, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Classification, Cluster Analysis, Cognitive Processes, Hyperactivity, Intelligence Differences, Reading Ability, Reading Difficulties, Student Characteristics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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