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OBJECTIVE: To investigate if students with developmental dyslexia (DD) have more behavior problems and depressive symptoms than students without learning difficulties. METHOD: Participants were 61 students, aged 7-14 years, including 31 with interdisciplinary DD diagnosis and 30 without learning disabilities. We collected data from parents, using the children's behavior checklist (CBCL), and from students, using the children's depression inventory (CDI). RESULTS: The DD group had higher CBCL averages for anxiety, depression, withdrawal, rule-breaking behaviors, aggressiveness, and social, attentional and thought problems. They also showed higher results for the internalizing and externalizing categories, others and total. In the CDI, DD students had higher averages for total score and for the following symptoms: negative self-evaluation, guilt, suicidal thoughts, feeling concern, performance comparison, sleeping difficulties, fatigue, and problems in interacting with peers at school. CONCLUSIONS: We discuss the results in terms of implications for DD diagnosis and intervention. Parent reports indicate a higher frequency of behavior problems in students with DD diagnosis. Those students also demonstrate more symptoms of depression than students without learning difficulties.
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OBJETIVO: Revisar impactos do Transtorno de Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade (TDAH) na idade adulta. MÉTODO: Foram realizadas buscas em bases de dados online (Scielo e Bireme) e site de busca (Google Acadêmico). Os descritores utilizados foram "transtorno de déficit de atenção e hiperatividade" and "idade adulta" and "impactos" or "consequências". Os critérios de inclusão foram: artigos completos, publicados em Português, Inglês ou Espanhol. Foram excluídos aqueles que não responderam à questão da pesquisa. RESULTADOS: Foram encontrados 776 estudos e selecionados 15 para análise. Desses, cinco são artigos de revisão e dez, empíricos. Os principais impactos evidenciados pelos estudos foram no desenvolvimento afetivo-emocional, educacional, desempenho profissional, gestão financeira, relacionamento interpessoal, relacionamento conjugal e exercício das funções parentais. CONCLUSÃO: Adultos com TDAH possuem impactos negativos e significativos em diferentes aspectos de seu desenvolvimento e que podem ser mediados pelos déficits nas funções executivas. O diagnóstico precoce e intervenções adequadas podem minimizar tais impactos.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of work was to review the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder impacts in adulthood. METHODS: We conducted search in the databases online (Scielo, Bireme and PubMed) and search site (Google Scholar). The descriptors were "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder" and "adulthood" and "impacts" or "consequences". The inclusion criteria were: full-text articles, published in Portuguese, English or Spanish. The articles that did not respond the questions research were excluded. RESULTS: In total, 776 studies were found, and 15 studies were selected to analysis (five reviews and ten empirical studies). The main impacts evidenced by the studies were affective emotional development, professional performance, financial management, marital relationship and parental role. CONCLUSION: Adults with ADHD have negative and significant impacts on different aspects of their development and can be mediated by deficits in executive functions. Early diagnosis and appropriate interventions can minimize the impacts.
