Topic
ADHD research, explained
12 open-access adhd studies, each with a flashcard deck and a quiz.
- Does a brief workout help children with ADHD switch tasks?
A short session of moderate treadmill running helped children with ADHD switch between different mental tasks more quickly and efficiently.
- How do extra tasks affect walking in children with ADHD?
Both children with ADHD and typically developing children walk more slowly and with more irregular steps when they have to complete a mental or physical task at the same time.
- Can preschool games improve ADHD symptoms and focus?
Preschoolers showing ADHD symptoms improved their attention and impulse control after a school-based cognitive training program, although teacher-rated symptoms also decreased in the control group.
- Can Emotion Training Help Kids with ADHD Manage Their Feelings?
Children with ADHD improved their ability to recognize facial expressions, and their parents observed fewer emotional outbursts and better anger control after a structured training program.
- Does White Noise Help ADHD Kids Learn Better Than Meds?
White noise improved cognitive task performance in children with ADHD more effectively than stimulant medication, though combining both treatments yielded no extra benefits.
- Does background noise help kids with ADHD hear speech better?
Adding moderate background noise eliminates the deficit children with ADHD symptoms have in recognizing speech in quiet environments.
- Why do inattentive children have more trouble with peers later?
Children with more inattention symptoms had more peer problems three to four years later, partly because they tended to have slower processing speed.
- Do children with ADHD struggle with all executive functions?
Children with ADHD show distinct difficulties with memory updating and mental shifting, but they do not struggle with dividing their attention or resisting distractions compared to typically developing peers.
- How Do ADHD Symptoms Affect the Felt Strain of Hard Mental Tasks?
College students at risk for ADHD find challenging mental tasks more exhausting and uncomfortable than peers, even when their actual task performance is taken into account.
- Do teacher-reported ADHD gains show up on objective measures?
A manual-based classroom behaviour programme that teachers had rated as helpful produced no measurable change in children's movement, observed classroom behaviour or peer acceptance compared with usual care.
- Does weak working memory explain ADHD after orphanage care?
Children who spent early life in Romanian orphanages had more ADHD symptoms at age 12, and their poorer working memory statistically accounted for much of that link, while planning did not.
- How Brain Activity and Performance Connect in ADHD Diagnosis
Brain activation levels in specific prefrontal regions directly predict different types of attention and impulse errors, showing distinct patterns in children with ADHD compared to those without.