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Neurocognitive Functioning in Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Jessica Himelstein  and
Jeffrey M. Halperin
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Abstract

The performance of nine adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was compared with the performance of 23 normal controls on computerized measures of target orientation, sustained attention, encoding speed, and motor output/response organization to determine the nature of the neurocognitive deficits of adults with ADHD. While the groups' performances on measures of sustained attention and encoding speed did not differ, significant group differences were seen on a task that targeted motor output/response organization. These data suggest that the neurocognitive difficulties of ADHD adults are not related to a primary deficit in sustained attentional functioning. Rather, the deficient information processing in ADHD adults is related to difficulties with motor output/response organization.

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CNS Spectrums , Volume 5 , Issue 6: Toward a Fresh Understanding of ADHD , June 2000 , pp. 58 - 64
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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