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Child Neuropsychology
A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence
Volume 18, 2012 - Issue 2
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A comparison of working memory profiles in school-aged children with Specific Language Impairment, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Comorbid SLI and ADHD and their typically developing peers

Esther Hutchinson Department of Psychology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia; School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Edith Bavin School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Melbourne, Australia
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Daryl Efron Department of Psychology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia; Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Emma Sciberras Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia
Pages 190-207 | Received 19 Oct 2010, Accepted 02 Jun 2011, Published online: 15 Sep 2011
 
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Abstract

The association between specific language impairment (SLI), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and working memory (WM) was examined. WM has been implicated in language acquisition and models of ADHD; however, evidence for WM deficits in SLI and ADHD has been inconsistent. The components of Baddeley's WM model were investigated in 18 children with SLI, 16 children with ADHD, 11 children with comorbid SLI+ADHD, and 24 typically developing (TD) children. The presence of SLI resulted in deficits in more components of WM than the presence of ADHD indicating that children with SLI are more vulnerable to WM deficits than those with ADHD.

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