Abstract
The current study investigated the inclusion of goal-based story events in the online story narrations of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as compared with their peers, and explored the effect of stimulant medication on the narrations in children with ADHD. Children completed a narration task on two separate occasions. Children with ADHD (n = 17) completed one narration on medication and the other one on placebo. Results indicated that narrations of comparison children (n = 25) were significantly more likely than narrations of children with ADHD to include the story’s positive outcome, completion of the story’s overall goal, and specific attempts linked to the goal. Children with ADHD included a larger total number of clauses in their narrations when on stimulant medication than when on placebo, but medication showed no significant effects for any other variables. Results indicate that stimulant medication may not be effective at reducing goal-based story comprehension deficits in children with ADHD.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 171-182 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | School Mental Health |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2009, Springer Science + Business Media, LLC.
Funding
This research was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health Grant MH47386 and the National Institute on Drug Abuse grant DA 05312.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Institute of Mental Health | MH47386 |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse | DA 05312 |
Keywords
- ADHD
- Goal structure
- Medication
- Story comprehension
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology