Does Inattention and Hyperactivity Moderate the Relation Between Speed of Processing and Language Skills?

• Autores: Debbie Gooch, Claire Sears, Harriet Maydew, George Vamvakas, Courtenay Frazier Norbury
• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 90, Nº. 5, 2019, págs. 565-583
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The causal role of speed of processing (SOP) in developmental language disorder (DLD) is unclear given that SOP has been implicated in other neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. This study investigated associations between SOP, language, and inattention/hyperactivity in a U.K. epidemiological cohort (N = 528). Monolingual children from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds were assessed longitudinally; at ages 5-6 (2012/2013) and 7-8 years (2014/2015). Persistent weaknesses in SOP characterized children with DLD but did not predict language longitudinally. Ratings of inattention/hyperactivity moderated the association between SOP and language, indicating that SOP deficits are particularly detrimental for language when coupled with poor attention/hyperactivity. SOP may be a shared risk factor for DLD and inattention/hyperactivity or a general marker of neurodevelopmental disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]