Cognitive Functioning in Children with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder with and without Comorbid Learning Disorders Summary

In the article, "Cognitive Functioning in Children with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disiorder with and without Comorbid Learning Disabilities", the authors are Angela Jakobson and Eve Kikas. Angela Jakobson is a PhD student in the Faculty of Education at the University of Tartu in Estonia; she is currently interested in abilities of children with ADHD and occupational health psychology. Eve Kikas is a professor of preschool and primary school education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Tartu. Angela Jakobson and Eve Kikas argue that Cognitive Functioning is different in children without ADHD and with ADHD (kids with learning disabilities and kids without learning disabilities). They claim that the result of a standard procedure revealed that the measure correctly classified 73.6% of children had ADHD. Jakobson and Kikas develop this claim by first testing 152 kids. Jakobson and Kikas then analyzed that 42 children had ADHD-combined (ADHD/C) and 30 with ADHD/C and a comorbid learning disability (ADHD/C+LD). They also claim that ADHD is one of the prevalent childhood disorders. They develop this claim by first exploring why it is such a big deal. Jakobson and Kikas figure out that in a past survey an article by American Psychiatric Association said that it occurs in about 3% to 5% of school-age children. Lastly, the author claims that knowledge of the cognitive processing capabilities of children with ADHD is critical for understanding and stimulating their academic performance. Angela Jakobson and Eve Kikas’s purpose is to share the statistics of a recent study compared to past facts in order to show that they have things in common like the range of the number of kids with ADHD and without ADHD is a big one. This work is significant because it describes the difference between their cognitive functioning and why they have different cognitive functions, and how many kids were diagnosed after tested and who was actually controlled after being tested. References:

Jakobson A, Kikas E. Cognitive Functioning in Children With and Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder With and Without Comorbid Learning Disabilities. Journal Of Learning Disabilities [serial on the Internet]. (2007, May), [cited October 5, 2012]; 40(3): 194-202. Available from: Academic Search Premier.