Free AccessDiscrepancies as a Basis for the Assessment of Learning Disabilities and ADHDBenjamin J. Lovett and Michael GordonBenjamin J. Lovett1. Department of Psychology at Syracuse UniversitySearch for more papers by this author and Michael Gordon2. Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:July 2005https://doi.org/10.1521/adhd.2005.13.3.1PDFPDF PLUS ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations AboutReferencesBarkley, R. A. (2002). Attention–deficit/hyperactivity disorder. In E. J. Mash & R. A. Barkley (Eds.), Child psychopathology (2nd ed.) (pp. 75–143). New York: Guilford. Google ScholarBorsboom , D., Mellenbergh, G. J., & van Heerden, J. (2003). The theoretical status of latent variables. Psychological Review, 110, 203–219. Crossref, Google ScholarBrody, N. (1992). Intelligence. (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Academic Press. Google ScholarCeci, S. 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