Research Byte: Discrimination of ADHD and Reading Disability in Adults Using the D-KEFS

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AU Stern, SK
Morris, MK
AF Stern, Susan K.
Morris, Mary K.
TI Discrimination of ADHD and Reading Disability in Adults Using the D-KEFS
SO ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
AB 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.
PD MAR
PY 2013
VL 28
IS 2
BP 125
EP 134
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Kevin McGrew, Phd.
Educational Psychologist
Institute for Applied Psychometrics
Director IAP
www.themindhub.com
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