Tahillioglu, ABilac, ÖErbas, SSevin, IBAydinlioglu, HMErcan, ES2024-07-182024-07-182162-29652162-2973http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/8427This study aimed to examine the associations between Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome (CDS) and Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) in children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). We included sixty ADHD-only cases and eighty-two ADHD + SLD cases with an IQ score of 80 and above, aged 8-15. We applied both a structured psychiatric interview and a mental status examination. Parents completed the ADHD-Rating Scale IV, Barkley Child Attention Scale, and Specific Learning Disorder-Evaluation Scale. The sample consisted of 94 boys and 48 girls. The mean age of the cases was 10,90 +/- 2,32. The ADHD + SLD group had a higher proportion of cases with CDS than the ADHD-only group (47,6% vs 15%). The ADHD + SLD group had significantly higher CDS-total, CDS-sluggish, and CDS-daydreaming scores than the ADHD-only group. SLD score was positively associated with CDS-total, CDS-sluggish, and CDS-daydreaming scores. Even when controlled for inattentive symptoms, IQ, drug treatment duration, socioeconomic level, and parental education level, CDS-daydreaming scores but not CDS-sluggish scores were associated with higher SLD scores. The findings indicate a prominent association between CDS and SLD. CDS symptoms -mainly- CDS-daydreaming symptoms are essentially associated with SLD even when controlled for inattentive symptoms, IQ, drug treatment duration, and relevant demographic factors. Therefore, clinicians should pay attention to a possible coexistence of CDS while evaluating cases with SLD.EnglishATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDERSLUGGISHTEMPOVALIDITYDYSLEXIAIMPAIRMENTMETAANALYSISCOMORBIDITYDEPRESSIONDEFICITSArticle; Early Access