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Journal of Applied School Psychology, 28:133 154, 2012 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLCISSN: 1537-7903 print / 1537-7911 onlineDOI: Utility of WISC-IV General AbilitiesIndex and Cognitive Proficiency IndexDifference Scores Among Children With ADHDSARAH E. DEVENAA rizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USAMARLEY W. WATKINSB aylor University, Waco, Texas, USAThe Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition Gen-eral Abilities Index and Cognitive Proficiency Index have been ad-vanced as possible Diagnostic markers of attention deficit hyper-activity disorder. This hypothesis was tested with a hospital samplewith attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (n=78), a referredbut nondiagnosed hospital sample (n=66), a school sample withattention deficit hyperactivity disorder (n=196), a school matchedcomparison sample (n=196), and a simulated standardizationsample (n=2,200). On the basis of receiver operating charac-teristic analyses, the General Abilities Index -Cognitive ProficiencyIndex discrepancy method had an area under the curve of (a).
Diagnostic Utility of WISC-IV 135 Past research has shown three main cognitive subtest score patterns linked to ADHD. First, Kaufman (1994) found a profile of low scores on
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