Abstract

SANCHEZ-CARMONA, Alberto J. et al. The impact of ADHD on reading. Medicina (B. Aires) [online]. 2023, vol.83, suppl.2, pp.22-26. ISSN 0025-7680.

Beyond the frequent coexistence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and reading dis order (dyslexia), the present review aims to examine the available empirical evidence on how ADHD negatively impacts on learning to read. Existing data suggest that the presence of the disorder (especially inattention symp toms), may affect i) the correct acquisition of reading, either directly or through its influence on the precursors to reading; ii) decoding skills themselves (reading accuracy and fluency), both directly and indirectly through its influence on cognitive processes such as distractibility or executive functions; and iii) reading comprehension, probably indirectly through the executive and verbal memory difficulties characteristic of ADHD. These findings have important implications for better characterizing and intervening on reading difficulties in ADHD, whether clinical or subclinical.

Keywords : ADHD; Reading; Inattention symptoms; Memory; Executive functions; Fluency.

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