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Alloway, Tracy Packiam, Gathercole, Susan E., Holmes, Joni 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6821-2793, Place, Maurice, Elliott, Julian G. and Hilton, Kerry
(2009)
The diagnostic utility of behavioral checklists in identifying children with ADHD and children with working memory deficits.
Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 40.
353–366.
ISSN 0009-398X
Abstract
The present study investigated whether children with ADHD and those with working memory impairments have a common behavioral profile in the classroom. Three teacher checklists were used: the Conners’ teacher rating scale (CTRS), the behavior rating inventory of executive function (BRIEF), and the working memory rating scale. The Conners’ continuous performance test (CPT) was also included to determine whether there is a correspondence between performance on this widely used cognitive measure of attention deficits and teacher ratings of classroom behavior. All three behavior scales, but not the CPT, were able to successfully discriminate children with ADHD and those with working memory deficits from typically-developing children. Both the CTRS and the BRIEF discriminated a significant proportion of the children with ADHD from those with working memory deficits, indicating that while both groups exhibit behavioral problems in the classroom, they are characterized by differential attention profiles. The children with ADHD were identified on the basis of oppositional and hyperactive behavior, while those with working memory deficits were more inattentive.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Developmental Science Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Cognition, Action and Perception |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Oct 2021 03:30 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2022 03:10 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/81817 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10578-009-0131-3 |
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