Tracy Packiam Alloway|Susan E. Gathercole|Julian Elliott
Examining the link between working memory behaviour and academic attainment in children with ADHD
University of Stirling|University of York|Durham University
aim present study investigate whether behaviours typical working memory problems associated poor academic attainment attentiondeficithyperactivity disorder adhd well nonclinical group identified basis working memory difficultieschildren clinically diagnosed adhdcombined n31 mean age 9y 7mo sd 12mo 27 males matched 44 low working memory children mean age 9y 4mo sd 15mo 32 males 10 healthy controls mean age 10y sd 12mo 5 males working memory behaviour measured using working memory rating scale wmrs academic attainment assessed standardized tests literacy numeracythe majority children considered teachers problematic behaviours performed poorly literacy numeracy whole sample split two groups basis working memory behaviour wmrs risk group performed significantly worse academic attainmentas children adhd nonclinical group exhibit classroom behaviour typical working memory problems early screening prevent subsequent learning difficulties important use wmrs allows educators draw expertise classroom early detection children working memory failures