Age-Related Changes in Distractibility: Developmental Trajectory of Sustained Attention in ADHD.
J Atten Disord
; 22(14): 1333-1343, 2018 12.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study investigated age-related changes in sustained attention in children with ADHD and in their typically developed peers.METHOD:
The study used a Continuous Performance Test (CPT) that includes visual and auditory stimuli serving as distractors. The rate of omission errors was used as a measurement of difficulty in sustained attention. Participants were children and adolescents aged 7 to 18 years (478 with ADHD and 361 without ADHD).RESULTS:
Both groups of adolescents (with and without ADHD) showed reduced distractibility than younger children from the same group. However, distractibility tended to diminish in non-ADHD adolescents, but not in adolescents with ADHD.CONCLUSION:
Although part of the difficulties in ADHD could be explained by developmental delay that improves with time, other deficits, such as increased distractibility causing more omission errors, do not show a clear developmental trajectory. The results suggest that deficits in inhibitory control might be the core of ADHD.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Atenção
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Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article