A short screening examination for impaired brain functions in early school-age children

Abstract

Abstract The Reitan-Indiana Aphasia Screening Test (form for young children), which requires only 10–15 minutes for administration, was evaluated as a screening procedure for identifying children with neuropsychological deficits who may benefit from a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation. Comparisons of groups of normal and braindamaged 6-, 7-, and 8-year-old children indicated that this brief test not only is quite accurate in identifying impaired children, but also correlates well with WISC-R Full Scale IQ when assessed across the range of performances shown by normal and braindamaged children.