The Diversity of Attention Deficits in ADHD: The prevalence of Four Cognitive Factors in ADHD Versus Controls

Y Tsal, Lilach Shalev, Carmel Mevorach

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Abstract

The performance of participants with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) relative to control participants was measured on four tasks uniquely assessing the functions of selective attention, executive attention, sustained attention, and orienting of attention. The results showed that deficits in sustained attention were the most pronounced, characterizing most participants with ADHD and deficits in each of the other three functions characterized more than half of these participants. Different participants with ADHD revealed different clusters of attentional deficits. These results call for a revision of leading theories of ADHD that identify the core of the pathology as a sole deficit in executive functions.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)142-157
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Learning Disabilities
Volume38
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

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