Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Children with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can benefit from working memory training programs and that children with reading disorders have a positive response to executive functions training programs, there are still very few studies that have compared the deficits of executive functions in children with ADHD and children with learning disabilities. A total of 26 healthy children were included in the control group. These children were matched with cases in terms of gender, age, intelligence, and education. In order to pick them, relatives of patients who were receiving care in the Paediatrics department of the same hospital were looked through. Participants were considered for inclusion if they were consecutively diagnosed with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and were attending the outpatient facility of the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology. There was a statistically significant difference in the Trail Making Test A scores between the patients and the comparator group (Mann Whitney U= 16.00, p=0.04), the research demonstrated that children with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had a lower level of attention. It was also observed that there was a significant difference in the scores on the Trail Making Test B (Mann Whitney U = 15.00, p = 0.03). In order to have a deeper understanding of the cognitive impairment that is associated with ADHD, studies with bigger samples are required.
How to cite this article:
Manish Bhargava. Thoughtfulness and Executive Functions of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with Learning Disabilities.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.183.187
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/10.59218/makrjms.2024.183.187