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Reading Disabilities in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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The term learning disabilities (LD) describes a broad category of developmental disorders and refers to a deficit in learning in one or more domains, which can include reading, mathematics, and writing (1). Diagnosis is based on behavioral information and assumes adequate intelligence, intact sensory systems, and the absence of a handicapping condition or environment that would cause a person to have significant difficulty learning (2). Although intervention can be effective, these difficulties in learning are persistent throughout the life-span (3).

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    Juliana S. Bloom MEd & Mauricio A. Garcia BS

  2. Department of Psychology, Queens College, City University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

    Carlin J. Miller PhD

  3. School of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

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Bloom, J.S., Miller, C.J., Garcia, M.A., Hynd, G.W. (2005). Reading Disabilities in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In: Gozal, D., Molfese, D.L. (eds) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-891-9:337

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