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Ida Bonnerup Jepsen1, Cecilia Brynskov2, Per Hove Thomsen1,3
1Aarhus University, Denmark.
Objective:
To provide an in-depth examination of whether pragmatic, expressive, receptive, and narrative language are associated with the social and academic functioning of children with ADHD.
Method:
Children with ADHD (n = 46) and neurotypical comparison (NC) children (n = 40) aged 7 to 11 years completed tasks measuring expressive, receptive, and narrative language, while parents rated pragmatic language and social- and academic functioning.
Results:
Children with ADHD differed significantly from NC children on pragmatic language, expressive language, receptive language, and narrative coherence. An examination of indirect effects revealed that a significant proportion of the association between ADHD and social functioning was shared with pragmatic language, while a significant proportion of the association between ADHD and academic difficulties was shared with pragmatic language as well as with expressive language.
Conclusion:
This preliminary study supports the clinical relevance of language in relation to the academic- and social functioning of children with ADHD.
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