Cognitive profiles in bilingual children born to immigrant parents and Italian monolingual native children with specific learning disorders.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - fourth edition IV (WISC IV) intellectual profile of two groups of children with specific learning disorder, a group of bilingual children and a group of monolingual Italian children, in order to identify possible significant differences between them.

Patients And Methods: A group of 48 bilingual children and a group of 48 Italian monolingual children were included in this study. A preliminary comparison showed the homogeneity of the two groups regarding learning disorder typology and sociodemographic characteristics (age at WISC IV assessment, sex and years of education in Italy) with the exception of socioeconomic status.