Language delay and hyperactivity in preschoolers: evidence for a distinct subgroup of hyperactives.
The possibility of a separate subgroup of language-delayed hyperactive preschoolers was explored. Cognitive and demographic variables of a series of cases at the Royal Ottawa Hospital Preschool Program were examined. A group of language-delayed hyperactive preschoolers was compared with a non-language delayed group of hyperactives and a non-hyperactive clinical comparison group. Significant differences between the language-delayed hyperactives and the two comparison groups were found on such variables as IQ, expressive language, receptive language, and visual-motor integration. The evidence presented supports the possibility of a separate subgroup of hyperactive preschoolers with language delay and hyperactivity. The implications for both practice and theory are discussed and suggestions are made for further research.
Beitchman
J
J
Child and Family Studies Centre, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario.
Tuckett
M
M
Batth
S
S
D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D008370:Manuals as Topic