Debbie Gooch|Charles Hulme|Hannah Nash|Margaret J. Snowling
Comorbidities in preschool children at family risk of dyslexia
Royal Holloway University of London|University College London|University College London|University of Oxford
background comorbidity among developmental disorders dyslexia language impairment attention deficithyperactivity disorder developmental coordination disorder common study explores comorbid weaknesses preschool children family risk dyslexia without language impairment considers role comorbidity plays determining childrens outcomes method preschool attention executive function motor skills 112 children family risk dyslexia 29 also met criteria language impairment assessed ages 3 4 years performance children compared performance children language impairment typically developing controls results weaknesses attention executive function motor skills associated language impairment rather family risk status individual differences language executive function strongly related preschool period preschool motor skills predicted unique variance 4 early reading skills childrens language ability conclusion comorbidity developmental disorders observed preschool years children language impairment significant persistent weaknesses motor skills executive function compared without language impairment childrens early language motor skills predictors childrens later reading skills