As though the list of challenges for children with ADHD weren’t long enough, a new study has linked language problems with the disorder. Here’s an excerpt from US News and World Report’s “Health Day” article on the topic, and keep in mind that if you are a parent in the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area, and you suspect that someone in your family might have ADHD, the Center for Effective Living offers ADHD testing and services.
Children who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are nearly three times more likely to have language problems than kids without ADHD, according to new research.
And those language difficulties can have far-reaching academic consequences, the study found.
The study, published online April 21 in Pediatrics, looked at 6- to 8-year-olds with and without ADHD in Australia.
“We found that 40 percent of children in the ADHD group had language problems, compared to 17 percent of children in the ‘control’ group,” said Emma Sciberras, a clinical psychologist and post-doctoral research fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Victoria, Australia. “Rates of language problems were similar in boys and girls with ADHD,” she added.
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