title: A comparison of working memory profiles in school-aged children with Specific Language Impairment, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Comorbid SLI and ADHD and their typically developing peers.
abstract: The association between specific language impairment (SLI), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and working memory (WM) was examined. WM has been implicated in language acquisition and models of ADHD; however, evidence for WM deficits in SLI and ADHD has been inconsistent. The components of Baddeley's WM model were investigated in 18 children with SLI, 16 children with ADHD, 11 children with comorbid SLI+ADHD, and 24 typically developing (TD) children. The presence of SLI resulted in deficits in more components of WM than the presence of ADHD indicating that children with SLI are more vulnerable to WM deficits than those with ADHD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia. esther.hutchinson@rch.org.au
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hutchinson
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bavin
authors.forename: Daryl
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Efron
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sciberras
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010379:Peer Group