Hand preference in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

In our Outpatient Department, we studied 56 subjects (41 males, 15 females; aged 5-16 yr.) with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with respect to hand use in functional tasks via parental report. Left-hand use was markedly preferred, compared to that of a control group, more for comple...

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Published in:Perceptual and motor skills 2005-12, Vol.101 (3), p.808-810
Main Author: Niederhofer, Helmut
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Child
Child, Preschool
Correlation analysis
Female
Functional Laterality
Handedness
Humans
Male
Motor Skills
Psychomotor Performance
Reference Values
Statistics as Topic
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Summary:In our Outpatient Department, we studied 56 subjects (41 males, 15 females; aged 5-16 yr.) with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with respect to hand use in functional tasks via parental report. Left-hand use was markedly preferred, compared to that of a control group, more for complex than simple and for external (touching food and objects) than internal (scratching, rubbing eyes) tasks, suggesting a deficit in cerebral control of right-hand use. More patients were reported to have a left-hand preference than in the non-ADHD population. Furthermore, extent of laterality was greater for complex than simple external tasks and for external than for internal.
ISSN:0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI:10.2466/PMS.101.7.808-810