Prevalence and Cognitive Profiles of Children With Comorbid Literacy and Motor Disorders.

ABSTRACT: There is a high prevalence of comorbidity between neurodevelopmental disorders. Contemporary research of these comorbidities has led to the development of multifactorial theories of causation, including the multiple deficit model (MDM). While several combinations of disorders have been investigated, the nature of association between literacy and motor disorders remains poorly understood. Comorbid literacy and motor disorders were the focus of the two present studies. In Study 1, we examined the prevalence of comorbid literacy and motor difficulties relative to isolated literacy and motor difficulties in a community sample (N = 605). The prevalence of comorbidity was five times greater than expected by chance alone, implying some relationship between difficulties. In Study 2, we exam

SUBMITTER: Downing C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7759613 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature