Comparison of the Working Memory Profile of Children with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Children with Dyslexia with Normal Children
Abstract:
Background and
Purpose
Some psychological disorders and childhood learning such as dyslexia and ADHD can affect the cognitive process of children. Therefore, the present study was conducted to compare the working memory profile of children with ADHD and children with dyslexia with normal ones.
Method
The present study was descriptive and causal-comparative. The research sample consisted of 30 children dyslexia, 30 children with ADHD, and 30 normal students in elementary school that was selected through multi-stage random sampling among the elementary students of the third grade in Isfahan in the academic year of 2012-2013. To collect data in this research, the fourth edition of the Wechsler intelligence scale for children –revised- fourth edition (Wechsler, 2003), dyslexia diagnosis test (Shafie, 2009) and the conners Scale for assessing ADHD (Brooke and Clington, 2007) were used. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA.
Results
The results showed that there is a significant difference between the three groups of students in the working memory (P
Conclusion
Based on the results of this study, one of the cognitive problems of students with dyslexia and ADHD is weakness in working memory that appropriate educational interventions should be designed and implemented in accordance with their cognitive status.
Language:
Persian
Published:
Quarterly Journal of Child Mental Health, Volume:4 Issue: 1, 2017
Pages:
119 to 128
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