Differentiating among Children with PDD-NOS, ADHD, and Those with a Combined Diagnosis on the Basis of WISC-III Profiles

Autor/inn/en	Scheirs, J. G. M.; Timmers, E. A.
Titel	Differentiating among Children with PDD-NOS, ADHD, and Those with a Combined Diagnosis on the Basis of WISC-III Profiles
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39 (2009) 4, S.549-556 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-008-0657-4
Schlagwörter	Intelligence; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Hyperactivity; Attention Deficit Disorders; Intelligence Quotient; Identification; Profiles; Children; Clinical Diagnosis; Scores; Verbal Ability; Measures (Individuals); Intelligence Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intelligenz; Klugheit; Hyperaktivität; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Intelligenzquotient; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Child; Kind; Kinder; Mündliche Leistung; Messdaten; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest
Abstract	Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have partly overlapping symptoms. It can also be debated whether a third diagnostic category exists: children with a combined diagnosis. In this study an attempt was made to distinguish among the three groups on the basis of intelligence (WISC-III) profiles. It was found that the PDD-NOS group had higher verbal and performance IQ's, as well as higher WISC-III index scores than the ADHD group. Subtests Block Design and Mazes discriminated best. It was concluded that based on intelligence scores, only PDD-NOS and ADHD emerged as distinct categories, whereas the combined diagnosis did not. Future research on the distinctiveness of these diagnostic groups, however, should include variables other than IQ. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10