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Area of Science:

  • Neuropsychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Verbal fluency tasks are established psychometric tools for assessing cognitive functions, especially verbal and executive abilities.
  • Their ease of administration makes them valuable in resource-limited settings.
  • This study focuses on Spanish-speaking children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the performance of Spanish-speaking children with neurodevelopmental disorders on verbal fluency tests.
  • To investigate the relationship between verbal fluency performance and specific neurodevelopmental conditions.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective cross-sectional study design was employed.
  • Data from 115 children undergoing neuropsychological assessment, including verbal fluency tests, were analyzed.
  • Participants were categorized into low intellectual performance (LIP), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and dyslexia groups.

Main Results:

  • Children with LIP demonstrated lower phonological and semantic fluency compared to those with ADHD.
  • The LIP group also showed poorer semantic fluency than the dyslexia group.
  • Scores below 7 on phonological and semantic tasks significantly increased the likelihood of LIP (6.12x and 7.9x, respectively).

Conclusions:

  • A direct correlation exists between Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ) and verbal fluency test performance.
  • Verbal fluency tests serve as brief, effective tools for detecting deficits in executive functions, verbal abilities, and low intellectual performance.
  • These findings underscore the diagnostic value of verbal fluency tasks in pediatric neuropsychology.