TY - JOUR
T1 - Updates on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and learning disorders
AU - Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret
AU - Bledsoe, Jesse
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - The relationship of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to learning disorders was reviewed and included reading disability, mathematics learning disability, and nonverbal learning disability. Genetic, neuroimaging, and neuropsychological functioning were examined for each disorder, along with a discussion of any existing literature when ADHD co-occurred with the disorder. All the disorders were found to frequently co-occur with ADHD. A review of the underlying neuroanatomic and neurofunctional data found specific structures that frequently co-occur in these disorders with others that are specific to the individual diagnosis. Aberrations in structure and/or function were found for the caudate, corpus callosum, and cerebellum, making these structures sensitive for the disorder but not specific. Suggestions for future research, particularly in relation to intervention, are provided.
AB - The relationship of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to learning disorders was reviewed and included reading disability, mathematics learning disability, and nonverbal learning disability. Genetic, neuroimaging, and neuropsychological functioning were examined for each disorder, along with a discussion of any existing literature when ADHD co-occurred with the disorder. All the disorders were found to frequently co-occur with ADHD. A review of the underlying neuroanatomic and neurofunctional data found specific structures that frequently co-occur in these disorders with others that are specific to the individual diagnosis. Aberrations in structure and/or function were found for the caudate, corpus callosum, and cerebellum, making these structures sensitive for the disorder but not specific. Suggestions for future research, particularly in relation to intervention, are provided.
KW - ADHD
KW - Learning disorder
KW - Mathematics
KW - Nonverbal learning disorder
KW - RD
KW - Reading disability
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U2 - 10.1007/s11920-011-0211-5
DO - 10.1007/s11920-011-0211-5
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21701839
AN - SCOPUS:80755132071
SN - 1523-3812
VL - 13
SP - 364
EP - 373
JO - Current psychiatry reports
JF - Current psychiatry reports
IS - 5
ER -