Relationship of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test–Second Edition and the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence in Children Referred for ADHD

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) and the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test–Second Edition (KBIT–2). Increasingly, psychologists are using brief measures of intelligence, but scant information exists regarding their clinical utility in various populations. 44 children referred for evaluation of ADHD were administered the KBIT–2 and WASI in counterbalanced order. Results of this study indicated the WASI to be a more stable measure of ADHD children's intelligence, that the KBIT–2 Vocabulary scores were significantly lower than the WASI Verbal score, and that there was significant variability within participants.