title: A cross-syndrome evaluation of a new attention rating scale: The Scale of Attention in Intellectual Disability.
abstract: Whilst neuropsychological research has enhanced our understanding of inattentive and hyperactive behaviours among children with intellectual disability (ID), the absence of rating scales developed for this group continues to be a gap in knowledge. This study examined these behaviours in 176 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Down Syndrome (DS), or idiopathic ID using a newly developed teacher rating scale, the Scale of Attention in Intellectual Disability. Findings suggested that children with ASD had a significantly greater breadth of hyperactive/impulsive behaviours than those with DS or idiopathic ID. These findings support existing research suggesting differing profiles of attention and activity across groups. Understanding disorder-specific profiles has implications for developing strategies to support students with ID in the classroom.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Developmental Psychiatry & Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: Nerelie C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.affiliation: Centre for Developmental Psychiatry & Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia. Electronic address: kylie.gray@monash.edu.
authors.forename: Kylie M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.affiliation: Centre for Developmental Psychiatry & Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Taffe
authors.affiliation: Monash University, School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Building 17, Clayton campus, Wellington Road, Victoria, 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Kim M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cornish
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001288:Attention; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male
keywords: Attention-deficit hyperactivity symptoms; Autism spectrum disorder; Children; Intellectual disability; Rating scale