A developmental index using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children: implications for the diagnosis and nature of ADHD
| Autor: | Marcia G. Risser, Dorris E. Tinker, John F. Suchanec, Mark Domoto, Jeanette C. Ramer, Thomas G. Bowers |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Health (social science) Psychometrics Intelligence Short-term memory 050109 social psychology Test validity behavioral disciplines and activities Education Developmental psychology Diagnosis Differential mental disorders medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Child Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Intelligence quotient Learning Disabilities 05 social sciences Wechsler Scales 050301 education Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Achievement El Niño Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity General Health Professions Learning disability Female medicine.symptom Psychology 0503 education Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of learning disabilities. 25(3) |
| ISSN: | 0022-2194 |
| Popis: | The possible utility of Wechsler's Deterioration Index (WDI) in analyzing children's Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) results was explored in this study. Clinical records of children with learning disabilities (LD) and children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were reviewed to determine if the WDI predicted the presence or severity of the disorders. The ages of the children ranged from 6 to 14. In two independent samples of children with LD (n = 35 and n = 26), the WDI did not predict LD status or severity. The LD samples were mostly male--85% and 57%, respectively. However, the WDI scores did significantly distinguish children with ADHD (n = 10) from nondisabled children (n = 10). The results were cross-validated on an independent sample of children with ADHD (n = 17) when compared to non-ADHD children (n = 22) who experienced significant behavioral difficulties. The ADHD samples were also mostly male--90% and 89%, respectively. The WDI classified only 59% of the children with ADHD and 86% of the non-ADHD children correctly. It is recommended that the WDI be considered a developmental index rather than a deterioration index in children. It is also recommended that significant WDI elevation (greater than .20) be considered to raise the question of ADHD, rather than simply yielding a diagnosis of ADHD. |
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