Kristina Moll|Silke M. Göbel|Debbie Gooch|Karin Landerl|Margaret J. Snowling
Cognitive Risk Factors for Specific Learning Disorder
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|University of York|Royal Holloway University of London|University of Graz|University of Oxford
high comorbidity rates reading disorder rd mathematics disorder md indicate although cognitive core deficits underlying disorders distinct additional domaingeneral risk factors might shared disorders three domaingeneral cognitive abilities investigated children rd md processing speed temporal processing working memory since attention problems frequently cooccur learning disorders study examined whether three factors known associated attention problems account comorbidity disorders sample comprised 99 primary school children four groups children rd children md children disorders rdmd typically developing children td controls measures processing speed temporal processing memory analyzed series ancovas including attention ratings covariate three risk factors associated poor attention controlling attention associations rd md differed although deficits verbal memory associated rd md reduced processing speed related rd md association rd restricted processing speed familiar nameable symbols contrast impairments temporal processing visuospatial memory associated md rd