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Public health & health inequalities
Author(s) -
David John Felce,
Michael Patrick Kerr
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 1360-2322
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2006.00322_8.x
Subject(s) - citation , inequality , library science , public health , psychology , sociology , computer science , medicine , mathematics , nursing , mathematical analysis
Aim: To compare people with non-specific learning disability (NSLD) to those with reading disability (RD) to see whether they show a distinctive cognitive, emotional and behavioural pattern. Method: Adolescents with RD were classified into two groups on the basis of general ability level and were administered reading, spelling, arithmetic, general cognitive functioning and neurocognitive tasks. Information about school history and emotional and behavioural problems was gathered by questionnaire. Results: Whether there are differencies between the groups in reading related background skills, general level of academic achievement, executive function skills, attributional style and externalizing and internalizing symptoms. Conclusions: The results will be discussed in the light of the following questions: Which are the most central neurocognitive traits in NSLD and what is the relevance of general ability level in the definition of RD?