ERIC Number: EJ843701
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Publication Date: 2009
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Working Memory in Children with Developmental Disorders
Alloway, Tracy Packiam; Rajendran, Gnanathusharan; Archibald, Lisa M. D.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v42 n4 p372-382 2009
The aim of the present study was to directly compare working memory skills across students with different developmental disorders to investigate whether the uniqueness of their diagnosis would impact memory skills. The authors report findings confirming differential memory profiles on the basis of the following developmental disorders: Specific Language Impairment, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Asperger syndrome (AS). Specifically, language impairments were associated with selective deficits in verbal short-term and working memory, whereas motor impairments (DCD) were associated with selective deficits in visuospatial short-term and working memory. Children with attention problems were impaired in working memory in both verbal and visuospatial domains, whereas the children with AS had deficits in verbal short-term memory but not in any other memory component. The implications of these findings are discussed in light of support for learning. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Language Impairments, Short Term Memory, Developmental Disabilities, Comparative Analysis, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Physical Disabilities, Psychomotor Skills, Spatial Ability, Attention Span, Recall (Psychology)
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