مقايسه كاركردهاي اجرايي و توجه در كودكان پيش دبستاني دچار ناتواني هاي يادگيري عصب روان شناختي/ تحولي با كودكان عادي

Comparison of Executive Functions/Attention of Children with Neuropsychological/Developmental Learning Disabilities and Normal Children in Preschool Stage

The aim of this study was to investigate and compare executive functions/attention of children with neuropsychological/developmental learning disabilities and normal children in the city of Isfahan. For this purpose, 20 four to six year old children with neuropsychological/developmental learning disabilities and 20 four to six year old normal children (with no neuropsychological disabilities) were selected using multistage random cluster sampling from among preschooler children in Isfahan, and their functions were compared using executive/attention test. Method: The method of study was causalcomparative. The instruments of this research consisted of neuropsychological test of NEPSY, Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) and the checklist of neuropsychological/developmental learning disabilities for preschool aged children. Results: There was a significant difference between the executive functions/attention performance of preschool young children with neuropsychological/developmental learning disabilities and normal young children. Conclusion: Preschool children with neuropsychological/developmental learning disabilities have serious problems in their executive/attention functions.