Table 1 Demographic data and characteristics of the studied ADHD children
Demographic data | ADHD children (n = 30) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Chronological age (in years) | Mean ± SD | 5.48 ± 1.09 | |
Age range | 4–7 | ||
Gender (No. %) | Male | 24 (80%) | |
Female | 6 (20%) | ||
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (5th edition) | Mental age (in years) (mean ± SD) | 5.00 ± 1.18 | |
IQ | 91.73 ± 7.60 | ||
Language ages (in years) ** (mean ± SD, age range)a | Total | 4.97 ± 1.23 (2.6–6.9) | |
Expressive | 4.92 ± 1.35 (2.4–7) | ||
Receptive | 5.03 ± 1.17 (2.9–6.7) | ||
Score of EAPLTb (mean ± SD | 61.90 ± 28.06 | ||
Pragmatic language percentile rankb, No. (%) | Below the 5th percentile | Above the 5th percentile | At the 5th percentile |
21 (70.0%) | 9 (30.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Degree of severity of ADHDc | High | Mild | Slight |
Inattention | 24 (80.0%) | 3 (10.0%) | 3 (10.0%) |
Hyperactive | 20 (66.7%) | 4 (13.3%) | 6 (20.0%) |
Impulsivity | 21 (70.0%) | 4 (13.3%) | 5 (16.7%) |
Distribution of subtypes of ADHDc | Inattentive (ADHD-IA) No. (%) | Hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD-HI) No. (%) | Combined (ADHD-C) No. (%) |
5 (16.7%) | 4 (13.3%) | 21 (70%) | |