http://www.myomancy.com/2006/03/does_adhd_effec ADHD, Dyslexia and Autism Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:21:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.myomancy.com/2006/03/does_adhd_effec/comment-page-1#comment-69282 Rebecca Imhoff Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:31:13 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2006/03/does_adhd_effechtml/#comment-69282 Yes, I have absolutely seen issues with colors/color naming with my son who is now 5 yrs old (diagnosed w/ adhd at age 4). This is actually one of the symptoms that I noticed in playing with him that made me decided to have him tested. I would really like to see more research done on this subject as I think it might be very important in helping us understand the causes and possibly find a cure. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. As a side note, I noticed that the problem is not so much in the categorizing of colors (ex. make a pile of all the blue crayons) but rather in the recall of the name of the color (remembering that when they see the pile of crayons, that the name associated with that color is blue). Yes, I have absolutely seen issues with colors/color naming with my son who is now 5 yrs old (diagnosed w/ adhd at age 4). This is actually one of the symptoms that I noticed in playing with him that made me decided to have him tested. I would really like to see more research done on this subject as I think it might be very important in helping us understand the causes and possibly find a cure. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. As a side note, I noticed that the problem is not so much in the categorizing of colors (ex. make a pile of all the blue crayons) but rather in the recall of the name of the color (remembering that when they see the pile of crayons, that the name associated with that color is blue).

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