Analyzing of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (Wisc-R) in Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder: Predictive Value of Subtests, Kaufman and Bannatyne Categories

This study analyzed the usefulness of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III) in identifying specific cognitive impairments that are linked to developmental dyslexia (DD) and the diagnostic utility of the most common profiles in a sample of 100 Portuguese children (50 dyslexic and 50 normal readers) between the ages of 8 and 12. Children with DD exhibited significantly lower scores in the Verbal Comprehension Index (except the Vocabulary subtest), Freedom from Distractibility Index (FDI) and Processing Speed Index subtests, with larger effect sizes than normal readers in Information, Arithmetic and Digit Span. The Verbal-Performance IQs discrepancies, Bannatyne pattern and the presence of FDI, ACID and SCAD profiles (full or partial) in the lowest subtests revealed a low diagnostic utility. However, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and the optimal cutoff score analyses of the composite ACID, FDI and SCAD profile scores showed moderate accuracy in correctly discriminating dyslexic readers from normal ones. These results suggested that in the context of a comprehensive assessment, the WISC-III provides some useful information about the presence of specific cognitive disabilities in DD.

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WISC-III Cognitive Profiles in Children with ADHD: Specific Cognitive Impairments and Diagnostic Utility

Moura

Santos-Costa

Simões

2019

The Journal of General Psychology

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Analyzing of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (Wisc-R) in Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder: Predictive Value of Subtests, Kaufman and Bannatyne Categories

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WISC-III Cognitive Profiles in Children with ADHD: Specific Cognitive Impairments and Diagnostic Utility

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