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Developmental Neuropsychology Volume 37, 2012 - Issue 7
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The Impact of ADHD on the Cognitive and Academic Functioning of Children With NF1

Natalie A. Pride Discipline of Pediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jonathan M. Payne Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia; Discipline of Pediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Kathryn N. North Discipline of Pediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
Pages 590-600 | Published online: 15 Oct 2012
 
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Abstract

We compared cognitive functioning, academic ability, and the predictors of academic underachievement in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) (n = 132), children with NF1 and comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (NF1 + ADHD) (n = 60), and unaffected controls (n = 52). Results indicate the presence of ADHD burdens some aspects of cognitive functioning and learning in NF1. Inattention and executive dysfunction are general characteristics of the NF1 cognitive phenotype and significantly undermine academic achievement across children with NF1.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thank you to Dr. Belinda Barton and Dr. Shelley Hyman for their contribution to this research.

Notes

This research was supported by the Sherman Fellowship in Neurofibromatosis 1 Research, Australia.

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