Discrimination of ADHD and reading disability in adults using the D-KEFS
Abstract
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is posited to be the result of a deficit in executive functions (EFs). The presence of EF deficits in adults with ADHD is not consistent, and EF deficits are not unique to ADHD, thus adding a level of complexity to differential diagnoses. The current study used three measures of EF to discriminate between college-level adults diagnosed with ADHD and reading disability (RD). The RD group performed below ADHD on all EF tasks and logistic regression analyses demonstrated poor sensitivity and adequate specificity of the EF measures to categorize the clinical groups. Results suggest that clinicians should be cognizant of the limitations of measures of EF in the differential diagnosis of ADHD.
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EF impairments are not enough to differentiate between ADHD and SLD.
“In particular, EF impairments, are not enough to differentiate between ADHD and SLD (Stern and Morris, 2013), shedding further light on the importance of comparisons across disorders and studies on comorbid conditions.”
From Executive Functions in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Comorbidity Overlaps Between Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder and Specific Learning Disorders (2021) · cites this paper as Stern and Morris, 2013
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“Finally, our group with comorbid ADHD and SLD was smaller than the other two.”
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- Authors
- Stern, S. K., & Morris, M. K.
- Affiliations
- Georgia State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Stern, S. K.
- Venue
- Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2012-12-16
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 125-134
- ISSN
- 0887-6177 (ISSN-L)
- 1873-5843
- OpenAlex
- W2069987421
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Historical and Modern Theater Studies
- Keywords
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, reading disorders, executive function, differential diagnosis, Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System, adults, sensitivity and specificity, neuropsychological assessment
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Diagnosis, Differential, Dyslexia, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Executive Function
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