Below is a curated list of published studies related to different aspects of Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Saudi Arabia, including prevalence, awareness, diagnosis, language and communication, and review articles.
Additional studies from Saudi Arabia, including topics not featured on this page, are available in the research library. We also maintain a list of ADHD-related theses that have been made available online. If you would like your research featured here, or know of any publications in or about ADHD in KSA that you believe should be included here, please get in touch by email at research @ adhd.org.sa.
Note: Unless specifically stated, these studies were neither conducted by nor supported by the Saudi ADHD Society, and are provided as a resource for researchers only.
Review Articles
Verbal Output Profile in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Wael Al-Dakroury
- Hilary Gardner
Abstract
Communicative differences are a feature of ADHD and measuring differences in verbal behavior can elucidate critical features of the disorder. This study focuses on quantity of verbal output through investigating the verbal productivity and length of turns in children with ADHD compared to age-matched typically developing (TD) children. The participants were twenty Saudi 4-5 year old boys. Ten were typically developing and ten had a diagnosis of ADHD. A 30 minute sample of speech during free play was collected from each child in conversation with an unfamiliar adult interlocutor (UI). All sessions were filmed and audio-recorded, the interactions transcribed then number of turns and whole words per turn counted. The results were statistically analyzed and showed that children with ADHD had a reduced verbal output with respect to total number of words, total number of verbal turns and average number of words per turn compared to typically developing children of similar age. It is argued that the differences are evidence of the negative effect of the core behavioral characteristics of ADHD on verbal pragmatic skills.
Keywords
ADHD, Arabic verbal output, Language, Language Disorders, Verbal Output, Verbal Pragmatic, arabic, children, featured, research, riyadh, saudiCitation
[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Wael Al-Dakroury,Hilary Gardner," year="2017" title="Verbal Output Profile in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" volume="5" issue="1" journal="Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids" shortjournal="Commun Disord Deaf Stud Hearing Aids" startpage="" endpage="" articlenum="" doi="10.4172/2375-4427.1000168"]Prevalence
Verbal Output Profile in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Wael Al-Dakroury
- Hilary Gardner
Abstract
Communicative differences are a feature of ADHD and measuring differences in verbal behavior can elucidate critical features of the disorder. This study focuses on quantity of verbal output through investigating the verbal productivity and length of turns in children with ADHD compared to age-matched typically developing (TD) children. The participants were twenty Saudi 4-5 year old boys. Ten were typically developing and ten had a diagnosis of ADHD. A 30 minute sample of speech during free play was collected from each child in conversation with an unfamiliar adult interlocutor (UI). All sessions were filmed and audio-recorded, the interactions transcribed then number of turns and whole words per turn counted. The results were statistically analyzed and showed that children with ADHD had a reduced verbal output with respect to total number of words, total number of verbal turns and average number of words per turn compared to typically developing children of similar age. It is argued that the differences are evidence of the negative effect of the core behavioral characteristics of ADHD on verbal pragmatic skills.
Keywords
ADHD, Arabic verbal output, Language, Language Disorders, Verbal Output, Verbal Pragmatic, arabic, children, featured, research, riyadh, saudiCitation
[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Wael Al-Dakroury,Hilary Gardner," year="2017" title="Verbal Output Profile in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" volume="5" issue="1" journal="Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids" shortjournal="Commun Disord Deaf Stud Hearing Aids" startpage="" endpage="" articlenum="" doi="10.4172/2375-4427.1000168"]Awareness and Attitudes
Verbal Output Profile in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Wael Al-Dakroury
- Hilary Gardner
Abstract
Communicative differences are a feature of ADHD and measuring differences in verbal behavior can elucidate critical features of the disorder. This study focuses on quantity of verbal output through investigating the verbal productivity and length of turns in children with ADHD compared to age-matched typically developing (TD) children. The participants were twenty Saudi 4-5 year old boys. Ten were typically developing and ten had a diagnosis of ADHD. A 30 minute sample of speech during free play was collected from each child in conversation with an unfamiliar adult interlocutor (UI). All sessions were filmed and audio-recorded, the interactions transcribed then number of turns and whole words per turn counted. The results were statistically analyzed and showed that children with ADHD had a reduced verbal output with respect to total number of words, total number of verbal turns and average number of words per turn compared to typically developing children of similar age. It is argued that the differences are evidence of the negative effect of the core behavioral characteristics of ADHD on verbal pragmatic skills.
Keywords
ADHD, Arabic verbal output, Language, Language Disorders, Verbal Output, Verbal Pragmatic, arabic, children, featured, research, riyadh, saudiCitation
[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Wael Al-Dakroury,Hilary Gardner," year="2017" title="Verbal Output Profile in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" volume="5" issue="1" journal="Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids" shortjournal="Commun Disord Deaf Stud Hearing Aids" startpage="" endpage="" articlenum="" doi="10.4172/2375-4427.1000168"]Diagnosis
Verbal Output Profile in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Wael Al-Dakroury
- Hilary Gardner
Abstract
Communicative differences are a feature of ADHD and measuring differences in verbal behavior can elucidate critical features of the disorder. This study focuses on quantity of verbal output through investigating the verbal productivity and length of turns in children with ADHD compared to age-matched typically developing (TD) children. The participants were twenty Saudi 4-5 year old boys. Ten were typically developing and ten had a diagnosis of ADHD. A 30 minute sample of speech during free play was collected from each child in conversation with an unfamiliar adult interlocutor (UI). All sessions were filmed and audio-recorded, the interactions transcribed then number of turns and whole words per turn counted. The results were statistically analyzed and showed that children with ADHD had a reduced verbal output with respect to total number of words, total number of verbal turns and average number of words per turn compared to typically developing children of similar age. It is argued that the differences are evidence of the negative effect of the core behavioral characteristics of ADHD on verbal pragmatic skills.
Keywords
ADHD, Arabic verbal output, Language, Language Disorders, Verbal Output, Verbal Pragmatic, arabic, children, featured, research, riyadh, saudiCitation
[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Wael Al-Dakroury,Hilary Gardner," year="2017" title="Verbal Output Profile in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" volume="5" issue="1" journal="Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids" shortjournal="Commun Disord Deaf Stud Hearing Aids" startpage="" endpage="" articlenum="" doi="10.4172/2375-4427.1000168"]Language & Communication
Verbal Output Profile in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Wael Al-Dakroury
- Hilary Gardner
Abstract
Communicative differences are a feature of ADHD and measuring differences in verbal behavior can elucidate critical features of the disorder. This study focuses on quantity of verbal output through investigating the verbal productivity and length of turns in children with ADHD compared to age-matched typically developing (TD) children. The participants were twenty Saudi 4-5 year old boys. Ten were typically developing and ten had a diagnosis of ADHD. A 30 minute sample of speech during free play was collected from each child in conversation with an unfamiliar adult interlocutor (UI). All sessions were filmed and audio-recorded, the interactions transcribed then number of turns and whole words per turn counted. The results were statistically analyzed and showed that children with ADHD had a reduced verbal output with respect to total number of words, total number of verbal turns and average number of words per turn compared to typically developing children of similar age. It is argued that the differences are evidence of the negative effect of the core behavioral characteristics of ADHD on verbal pragmatic skills.