Table II.

Baseline Neurocognitive Functioning by Group

	Intervention n=15		Standard Care n=17		p value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Intellectual Functioning
Verbal1	97.9	12.78	106.0	14.60	0.11
Perceptual1	102.5	18.56	111.8	14.80	0.13
Processing Speed2	106.2	16.21	114.7	15.84	0.21
Academic Functioning
Reading3	100.7	16.80	108.3	15.68	0.19
Calculation3	97.8	23.82	101.6	14.21	0.64
Applied Mathematics3	99.5	16.53	114.6	12.17	0.006*
Spelling3	93.0	15.01	102.1	12.63	0.08
Working Memory
Verbal4	90.3	12.75	100.8	12.45	0.015*
Visual4	92.8	19.17	98.9	12.69	0.69
Visual and Motor
Dexterity Dominant Hand5	87.4	14.18	95.7	20.95	0.21
Visual-Motor Integration6	96.6	18.94	100.4	12.91	0.51

Values of statistical significance are given in bold.

^*Independent samples T-test;

¹Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence[38];

²Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Third Edition[39];

³Woodcock-Johnson III: Tests of Achievement[43];

⁴Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition[40];

⁵Purdue Pegboard[42];

⁶Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration[41]