BASE RATES OF WISC-III DIAGNOSTIC SUBTEST PATTERNS AMONG NORMAL, LEARNING-DISABLED, AND ADHD SAMPLES

The percentages of children with various WISC-III subtest patterns were determined for a learning-disabled sample, a separate ADHD sample, and the WISC-III standardization sample. The subtest patterns included the ACID profile, the Bannatyne profile, and other related patterns that were suggested by the research literature. These patterns were found to occur more frequently in the two clinical samples than in the standardization sample. The utility of the subtest patterns in diagnostic decisions is discussed.