Focus & cognitive strategies
Plain-English, cited reads on focus & cognitive strategies for ADHD-friendly daily living.
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- ADHD symptoms persisted to age 25; stimulant use tied to less height · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- Adult ADHD looks mainly like a problem holding back responses · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- Review finds consistent timing problems in ADHD · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Adults with ADHD generated more original ideas in a small study · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- CBT reduced ADHD symptoms in adults right after treatment · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- White and pink noise gave youth with ADHD a small task boost · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Inattention outlasts hyperactivity into adulthood in ADHD · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- How treatments compare for adolescents with ADHD · studied in adolescents, participants with ADHD
- Neurofeedback shows little effect on ADHD symptoms · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- fMRI meta-analysis: brain activity differs in ADHD during focus tasks · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Brain timing tasks show underactive regions in ADHD · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Employee burnout linked to ADHD through executive function · studied in adults, a mixed population
- Meta-cognitive group therapy improved inattention in adults with ADHD · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- A review and brain-imaging study found that stimulant medication, most often methylphenidate, most consistently increased activity in the right inferior frontal cortex and insula, brain areas tied to cognitive control, in people with ADHD.
- fMRI neurofeedback no better than sham for ADHD in boys · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- In adults, sluggish cognitive tempo looks separate from ADHD · studied in adults, a general population
- Shared and distinct attention brain patterns in ADHD and autism · studied in adolescents, a mixed population
- Computer brain training did not ease core ADHD symptoms · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Cognitive training helped memory more than ADHD symptoms in kids · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Childhood executive function predicted young women's later outcomes · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Having your own phone nearby lowered thinking capacity in students · studied in adults, a general population
- Atomoxetine helped ADHD symptoms in children with autism · studied in children, an ADHD-adjacent population
- This review concluded that ADHD is a common and treatable condition in adults, and that adults with ADHD tend to respond to the same treatments that help children and adolescents.
- In a long-term study, children with ADHD had higher rates of substance use and substance use disorders in adolescence than peers without ADHD, and ADHD medication neither raised nor lowered that risk.
- Adults' positive feelings about ADHD track hyperactive symptoms · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- A brain connection measure tied to many mental health symptoms · studied in mixed ages, a mixed population
- Neurofeedback for children with ADHD rated "probably efficacious" · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Childhood ADHD brain differences appear to persist into adulthood · studied in adults, participants with ADHD