A comparison of cognitive and behavioral patterns in learning‐disabled children: Subtype and sex differences

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Abstract
A sample of 83 learning‐disabled (LD) females were individually matched to 83 LD males by age and Full Scale IQ and were compared on several cognitive and behavioral measures. Factor‐ and cluster‐analytic techniques were applied to the cognitive and behavioral data, and similar factor and profile structures were found for male and female LD children. The clusters and factors identified in the analyses demonstrated several significant relationships to performance on certain cognitive and behavioral measures, reading, and an attention‐impulsivity task for the combined male and female sample. Although statistically significant sex differences were found on measures suggesting that females were less impulsive and were better at reading comprehension than males, the study identified more similarities than differences among LD males and females.