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21studies
A 2017 systematic review and meta-analysis of language in children with ADHD included 21 studies, with 1,209 children with ADHD and 1,101 controls.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Twenty-one studies were included in the systematic review (ADHD = 1,209; Control = 1,101)”
Research Review: Language problems in children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - a systematic meta-analytic review, Hanna Korrel et al., Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2017, Abstract, Results.
Open the original (DOI 10.1111/jcpp.12688)- What it measures
- The review searched CINAHL, Medline and PsychINFO. Each included study had a control group of children without ADHD and used a validated language measure.
- What it does not show
- The studies differ in age, measures and design. Some counts within the analyses are smaller than 21 because not every study tested every language domain.