A Neuropsychological Perspective on ADHD: Quantitative Insights into Working Memory Components.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the primary cognitive impairments in people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is working memory difficulties. This study investigates the connection between teenage ADHD symptom subtypes and working memory components, including verbal, visuospatial and central executive.

Purpose

To examine how specific working memory subcomponents predict ADHD symptoms (inattention and learning problems), and to investigate potential gender differences in working memory performance among adolescents with ADHD.

Methods

Fifty children and adolescents (8-16.4 years old) with a clinical diagnosis of ADHD who were receiving treatment and medication in a hospital in Delhi-NCR were assessed. Parents completed the Conners 3 Parent Rating Scale, and adolesc

SUBMITTER: Malhotra P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12675218 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature