Eliana Rosenthal

Seizures are associated with cognitive disengagement syndrome, incoordination, and low IQ in child ADHD and autism samples.

This is the first study comparing children with and without seizures in a large clinical sample and examining differences in diagnoses, IQ, neuropsychological and achievement test scores, and psychological problems. Mothers rated 2,212 children (4-17 years) with autism and/or ADHD on the Pediatric Behavior Scale. A sub...