Open AccessMotor activity at age one year does not predict ADHD at seven years
Author(s) -
Johnson Paul,
Ahamat Boolang,
Mcconnachie Alex,
Puckering Christine,
Marwick Helen,
Furnivall Daniel,
Marwick Robbie,
Gillberg Christopher,
Heron Jon,
Wilson Philip
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of methods in psychiatric research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.275
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1557-0657
pISSN - 1049-8931
DOI - 10.1002/mpr.1436
Subject(s) - longitudinal study , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , association (psychology) , psychology , motor skill , motor activity , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , pathology , psychotherapist
We have examined the predictive utility of motor activity in infancy towards diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in later childhood. We conducted a nested case‐control study using videos of infants in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Sixty videos of children who received any Development and Well‐being Assessment (DAWBA) psychiatric diagnosis at age 91 months (including 16 with ADHD) plus two controls per case were selected for data analysis. Body movements were measured at age one year: associations between motor activity‐derived variables using factor analysis, and later ADHD diagnoses were sought. No significant association was found between infant motor activity and later ADHD. A positive association between motor activity and inattentive ADHD was found in males. Motor activity at age one year did not predict ADHD at age seven years. The positive association with inattentive ADHD in males requires further investigation. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.