title: Reading Performance of Young Adults With ADHD Diagnosed in Childhood.
abstract: To study reading performance of young adults with ADHD and its relation with executive functioning.
  
  
  
  Thirty young adults with a childhood diagnosis of ADHD and 30 with normal development (ND) were compared on reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. Furthermore, ADHD with reading disabilities (ADHD+RD) and ADHD without reading disabilities (ADHD-RD) subgroups were compared using self-report and informant-report versions of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult version (BRIEF-A).
  
  
  
  Adults with ADHD obtained significantly worse results than the ND adults on reading speed, responses to literal questions, and a cloze test. Although the comparison of the ADHD+RD and ADHD-RD groups did not show significant differences on the BRIEF-A subscales, the ADHD+RD group surpassed the critical percentile (85) on more subscales, with working memory and metacognition especially affected.
  
  
  
  The findings point out that reading should be assessed in individuals with ADHD as part of their evaluation to design effective early interventions.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mercader
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: M Inmaculada
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colomer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D032882:Comprehension / Q000502:physiology; D056344:Executive Function / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology; D011932:Reading; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: BRIEF-A; adult ADHD; executive function; learning disabilities