Sex and intelligence quotient differences in age of diagnosis among youth with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
IQ
age of diagnosis
attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder
developmental
sex differences
Journal
The British journal of clinical psychology
ISSN: 0144-6657
Titre abrégé: Br J Clin Psychol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8105533
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
23 Jun 2024
23 Jun 2024
Historique:
revised:
28
05
2024
received:
12
10
2022
accepted:
04
06
2024
medline:
26
6
2024
pubmed:
26
6
2024
entrez:
26
6
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurodevelopmental condition and is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Research suggests that some populations, such as females and individuals with high intelligence quotients may be a risk for late ADHD diagnosis and subsequent treatment. Our goal is to advance our understanding of ADHD diagnosis, by examining (1) how child sex and cognitive abilities together are related to the age of diagnosis and (2) whether symptom presentation, current internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and demographic factors are related to age of diagnosis. Our analyses contained children who completed the required tests (N = 568) from a pre-existing dataset of 1380 children with ADHD from the Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders (POND) Network (pond-network.ca). First, we conducted a moderation analysis with sex as the predictor, cognitive abilities as the moderator, and age of diagnosis as the outcome. Second, we conducted correlation analyses examining how symptom presentation, current internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and demographic factors are related to age of diagnosis. Higher IQ was related to a later age of diagnosis. Higher hyperactive-impulsive symptoms and externalizing symptoms were related to an earlier age of diagnosis. Internalizing symptoms were trend associated with a later age of diagnosis in girls. Higher socioeconomic status and non-White maternal ethnicity were related to later age of diagnosis. IQ, sex, ADHD symptomology, internalizing symptoms, externalizing symptoms, and socio-demographic factors affect the age of diagnosis.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
ID : 487850
Organisme : Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant
ID : 435-2017-0936
Organisme : Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant
ID : 435-2024-1375
Organisme : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant
ID : RGPIN2017-04656
Organisme : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant
ID : RGPIN-2024-06233
Organisme : Province of Ontario Early Researcher Award
Organisme : Canadian Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund
ID : 37497
Organisme : University of Western Ontario Faculty Development Research Fund
Organisme : Faculty of Social Science Samuel Clark Research Fund
Organisme : Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowship
ID : 13012755
Organisme : Ontario Brain Institute
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Author(s). British Journal of Clinical Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Psychological Society.
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