Mitigation of a prospective association between early language delay at toddlerhood and ADHD among bilingual preschoolers: Evidence from the GUSTO Cohort

• Main Authors: GOH, Shaun K. Y., YANG, Hwajin, TSOTSI, Stella, QIU, Anqi, CHONG, Yap-Seng, TAN, Kok Hian, SHEK, Lynette, Broekman, Birit F. P., Rifkin-Graboi, Anne
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: Language delay; Bilingualism; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Executive functioning; Applied Behavior Analysis; Child Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3104; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4361/viewcontent/Mitigation_Prospective_Association_Early_Language_Delay_20.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

There is accumulating evidence of a prospective relation between early language problems and ADHD, a disorder associated with deficits in executive functioning. However, little is known regarding this link among bilingual children. Here, we investigate whether (i) the prediction from language to ADH...