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Letter and category Fluency Test in Spanish-Speaking Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Esteban Vaucheret Paz¹, Celeste Puga¹, Christy Ekonen²

¹Department of Child Neurology and Child Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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|March 1, 2021

Summary

Verbal fluency tests reveal executive function and verbal ability deficits in Spanish-speaking children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Lower performance was noted in children with low intellectual performance and ADHD.

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Executive function Speech Disorders language disorders neuropsychological test

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Neuropsychology
Developmental Psychology

Background:

Verbal fluency tests assess verbal ability and executive control.
Limited research exists on verbal fluency in Spanish-speaking children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze verbal fluency in Spanish-speaking children diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Main Methods:

Retrospective cross-sectional study design.
Analysis of neuropsychological assessment data from 164 children.

Main Results:

Patients with low intellectual performance (LIP) exhibited reduced phonological fluency compared to those with ADHD.
Semantic fluency differed between LIP and ADHD, and LIP and dyslexia groups.
Low scores on verbal fluency tasks significantly increased the likelihood of LIP.

Conclusions:

Verbal fluency tests are effective tools for identifying executive function and verbal ability deficits.
A direct correlation exists between full-scale IQ (FSIQ) and verbal fluency performance.