Behavioural Measures of Infant Activity but Not Attention Associate with Later Preschool ADHD Traits.

ABSTRACT: Mapping infant neurocognitive differences that precede later ADHD-related behaviours is critical for designing early interventions. In this study, we investigated (1) group differences in a battery of measures assessing aspects of attention and activity level in infants with and without a family history of ADHD or related conditions (ASD), and (2) longitudinal associations between the infant measures and preschool ADHD traits at 3 years. Participants (N = 151) were infants with or without an elevated likelihood for ADHD (due to a family history of ADHD and/or ASD). A multi-method assessment protocol was used to assess infant attention and activity level at 10 months of age that included behavioural, cognitive, physiological and neural measures. Preschool ADHD traits were measured at

SUBMITTER: Goodwin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8143002 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature