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Developmental changes in attention and comprehension among children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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Changes in visual attention and story comprehension for children (N = 132) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and comparison peers were examined. Between the ages of 7 and 9 (Phase 1) and approximately 21 months later (Phase 2), children viewed 2 televised stories: 1 in the presence of toys and 1 in their absence. Both groups of children showed developmental increases in visual attention and stable group differences over time. Deficits in comprehension among children with ADHD, however, increased over time. Whereas comparison children's recall of factual and causal information increased over time in both viewing conditions, children with ADHD showed no developmental improvement in recall of factual information in the toys-present condition and no improvement in recall of causal relations in either viewing condition.

Year of Publication
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1969
Journal
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Child development
Volume
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80
Issue
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6
Number of Pages
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1842-55
Date Published
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1969
ISSN Number
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0009-3920
URL
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01371.x
DOI
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10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01371.x
Short Title
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Child Dev
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