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Working Memory in Children With Developmental DisordersUniversity of Stirling, United Kingdom, t.p.alloway{at}durham.ac.uk
University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
University of Western Ontario, Canada The aim of the present study was to directly compare working memory skills across students with different developmental disorders to investigate whether the uniqueness of their diagnosis would impact memory skills. The authors report findings confirming differential memory profiles on the basis of the following developmental disorders: Specific Language Impairment, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Asperger syndrome (AS). Specifically, language impairments were associated with selective deficits in verbal short-term and working memory, whereas motor impairments (DCD) were associated with selective deficits in visuospatial short-term and working memory. Children with attention problems were impaired in working memory in both verbal and visuospatial domains, whereas the children with AS had deficits in verbal short-term memory but not in any other memory component. The implications of these findings are discussed in light of support for learning.
Key Words: working memory • Specific Language Impairment • Developmental Coordination Disorder • Attention-Deficit • Hyperactivity Disorder • Asperger syndrome
This version was published on July
1, 2009 Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 42, No. 4,
372-382 (2009) |
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