Abstract

Introduction: With 5% prevalence in school-age children, learning disorders are among the most common disorders at this age. These children often struggle in various areas such as attention, memory, cognition and learning. The present study was an attempt to compare selective attention in children with learning disabilities and normal children. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 92 children with learning disabilities and 109 normal children in Hamadan. The participants were compared using available sampling method and psychiatric diagnosis, and the Stroop test was used to examine selective attention. Findings: The research results demonstrated that there is a significant difference between the two groups of students with learning disabilities and normal students in the Stroop test (p <0.001). Conclusion: Compared to normal children, those struggling with learning disabilities show more disorders in selective attention.