Procedural Learning in Children With Developmental Coordination, Reading, and Attention Disorders.

Abstract

The aim is to assess repetition-based learning of procedures in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), reading disorder (RD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Participants included 187 children, studied in 4 groups: (a) DCD comorbid with RD and ADHD (DCD+RD+ADHD) (n = 30); (b) RD comorbid with ADHD (RD+ADHD) (n = 48); (c) ADHD (n = 19); and typically developing children (control group) (n = 90). Two procedural learning tasks were used: Assembly learning and Mirror drawing. Children were tested on 4 occasions for each task: 3 trials were consecutive and the fourth trial was performed after an interference task. Task performance by DCD+RD+ADHD children improved with training (P < .05); however, the improvement was significantly lower than that achieved by the other groups (RD+ADHD, ADHD and controls) (P < .05). In conclusion, children with DCD+RD+ADHD improve in their use of cognitive-motor procedures over a short training period. Aims of intervention in DCD+RD+ADHD should be based on individual learning abilities.

• Authors: Sara Magallón, Nerea Crespo-Eguílaz, Juan Narbona
• Journal: Journal of child neurology (J Child Neurol) Vol. 30 Issue 11 Pg. 1496-506 (Oct 2015) ISSN: 1708-8283 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25736429 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: © The Author(s) 2015.

Topics

• Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (epidemiology, psychology)
• Child
• Comorbidity
• Dyslexia (epidemiology, psychology)
• Female
• Humans
• Learning
• Male
• Motor Skills
• Motor Skills Disorders (epidemiology, psychology)
• Psychological Tests