The Impact of ADHD on Children's Language Development

This research explores the complex relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and language skills, focusing on the impact of the disorder on chil-dren's language development. Based on the existing literature, ADHD affects multiple di-mensions of language, including phonological awareness, pragmatic comprehension, morphosyntactic structure, narrative skills, and written expression. The difficulties that children with ADHD exhibit at the language level are directly related to their deficits in working memory, attention, and organization, which make it challenging for them to ac-quire and use language at both educational and social levels. This study followed the PRISMA methodology, with a systematic selection process across four stages (identifica-tion, screening, eligibility, and inclusion). The present research highlighted the important role that occupational therapists and psychologists can play in the language development of children with ADHD. Strategic interventions to alleviate the language difficulties of children with ADHD are designed to enhance phonological awareness, executive func-tion, speech and language, the use of technological tools, and social skills training. The importance of early diagnosis and implementation of holistic, individualized interven-tions targeting the language, executive, and social difficulties manifested by children with ADHD is considered influential in addressing the barriers to improving language skills as effectively as possible.