“Adults with ADHD in their mid-20s continue to be afflicted with working memory/executive attention deficits in their mid-30s. The results are in relative consonance with Barkley’s theoretical framework, suggesting executive functions as a core deficit.”
This third stage of the study found that, even two decades after their initial assessment, individuals with ADHD exhibit greater deficits inthan do participants without ADHD, “suggesting a continuation of this neuropsychological deficit,” part of the study reads. ADHD participants scored roughly 10 to 15 points lower on executive function measures compared to the non-ADHD participants.
The participants with ADHD did not display any deficits in pre-attentional measures compared to the individuals without ADHD; this was true for all stages of the study. The ADHD group, however, did see a significant drop in performance between the second and third stages of the study. This finding, according to the researchers, suggests that “age exerts an influence on pre-attentional performance, but only for the ADHD individuals.
No significant association between executive attention and pre-attention measures was found at this stage, contradicting previous studies that suggest an interrelatedness between the two.
“Young adults with ADHD in their mid-20s continue to be afflicted with working memory/executive attention deficits in their mid-30s,” the researchers concluded, adding, “Overall, the results are in relative consonance with Barkley’s Torgalsbøen, B. et. al. . Pre-attention and Working Memory in ADHD: A 25-Year Follow-Up Study. Journal of Attention Disorders.Øie, M., Rund, B. R. . Neuropsychological deficits in adolescent-onset schizophrenia compared with attention deficit.
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