Sex differences in neuropsychological performance for children with reading deficits.
This study examined sex differences in neuropsychological functioning for a large sample of public school children with reading deficits. Specifically, scores on the Weschsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised (Wechsler, 1974), the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery for older children (Reitan, 1969) and the Wide Range Achievement Test (Jastak and Jastak, 1978) were compared for males and females in a multivariate fashion. Significant sex differences were found in motor, verbal and nonverbal functioning. Females seemed to be more aberrant than males in expected neuropsychological performance.
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Behavioral Neurology, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA 02215.
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D000124:Achievement; D002648:Child; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D011932:Reading; D012737:Sex Factors