Clinical psychologists in Kerala assessed 60 children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and found that they score significantly low in Arithmetic, Information, Digit Span, Picture Completion, Block Design, Object Assembly, and Coding sub-scales of Malin’s Intelligence Scale for Indian Children (Smitha et al., 2014). This finding indicates the need for more attention to these areas when treating children with ADHD.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019
VOTC Evidence Bytes: Cognitive Profile of Indian Children with ADHD
Clinical psychologists in Kerala assessed 60 children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and found that they score significantly low in Arithmetic, Information, Digit Span, Picture Completion, Block Design, Object Assembly, and Coding sub-scales of Malin’s Intelligence Scale for Indian Children (Smitha et al., 2014). This finding indicates the need for more attention to these areas when treating children with ADHD.
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