Journal Article

A Developmental Study of Mathematics in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or Typical Development

Bullen, Jennifer C, Swain, Lerro Lindsay, McIntyre, Nancy, Zajic, Matthew, Mundy, Peter

2020

Overview

This study examined mathematics achievement in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or typical development (TD) over a 30-month period and the associations between cognitive and reading abilities with mathematics achievement in children with ASD. Seventy-seven children with ASD without intellectual disability (ASD-WoID), 39 children with ADHD, and 43 children with TD participated in this study. The results revealed that the ASD-WoID and ADHD samples displayed significant and comparable delays in problem solving and calculation abilities. Lower VIQ was related to lower math achievement across all subgroups. The ASD-WoID sample differed from comparison samples in terms of their pattern of mathematical achievement and the role of cognitive abilities in the development of mathematics competence.

• Publisher: Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Ability / Academic achievement / Achievement / Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder / Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorders / Autistic children / Child Development / Child Role / Children / Children with disabilities / Classrooms / Cognition / Cognitive ability / Cognitive development / Competence / Computation / General Education / Individual Differences / Intellectual disabilities / Intellectual Disability / Intelligence Quotient / Learning Problems / Low Achievement / Mathematics / Mathematics Achievement / Mathematics Education / Mathematics Skills / Memory / Meta Analysis / People with disabilities / Problem solving / Reading ability / Reading achievement / Reading Comprehension / Reading Fluency / Reading Skills / Short Term Memory / Symptoms