Published in Journal of attention disorders
The findings underscore the importance of including measures of attention and intellectual function when assessing children with the combination of ASD and ADHD.
Published in Journal of attention disorders
Results suggest that a total ASRS-ADHD score is meaningful, reliable, and valid in adults. (J. of Att. Dis. 2016; 20(6) 530-541).
Published in Journal of attention disorders
Obtained normative data are relevant for the use of AULA for evaluating attention in Spanish children and adolescents in a more ecological way. Further studies will be needed to determine sensitivity and specificity of AULA to measure attention in different clinical populations. (J. of Att. Dis. 2016; 20(6) 542-568).
Published in Journal of attention disorders
The Das-Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System (CAS) is a test of cognitive abilities based on the Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, and Successive Theory (PASS). Studies of CAS performance by children with ADHD typically show lowest performance on Planning and deficits on Attention, but normal Simultaneous and Successive processing. Such distinct g...
Published in Journal of attention disorders
It has been determined in two representative and independent German samples that youngsters with ADHD are at a significantly higher risk of being involved in accidents. In the future, this should always be considered when setting up a treatment plan to ensure a safer and healthier coming of age without relying solely on specific effects of medicati...
Published in Journal of attention disorders
Obtained normative data are relevant for the use of AULA for evaluating attention in Spanish children and adolescents in a more ecological way. Further studies will be needed to determine sensitivity and specificity of AULA to measure attention in different clinical populations. (J. of Att. Dis. 2016; 20(6) 542-568).
Published in Journal of attention disorders
The scale can provide an overall impairment score, as well as subscale scores in the theoretically derived domains of academic, peer, and familial impairment. (J. of Att. Dis. 2016; 20(6) 487-500).
Published in Journal of attention disorders
Role-emotion function and social function may identify specific aspects of functional impairment as potentially important treatment targets for ADHD patients with impaired occupational function. (J. of Att. Dis. 2016; 20(6) 510-518).
Published in Journal of attention disorders
The present study investigated the validity of using the Conners' Teacher and Parent Rating Scales (CTRS/CPRS) or semistructured diagnostic interviews (Parent Interview for Child Symptoms and Teacher Telephone Interview) to predict a best-practices clinical diagnosis of ADHD. A total of 279 children received a clinical diagnosis based on a best-pra...
Published in Journal of attention disorders
Juvenile offenders with AD(H)D may benefit most from interventions that focus on risk and protective factors in multiple domains.
