Self-Awareness of Executive Functioning Deficits in Adolescents With ADHD

Steward, Kayla A.; Tan, Alexander; Delgaty, Lauren; Gonzales, Mitzi M.; Bunner, Melissa R.

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“…The BRIEF-A self-report questionnaire has been shown to be valid and reliable for measuring executive function. However, it is important to recognize that the self-report scoring often underestimates difficulties compared to the informant report scoring, therefore, the difficulties reflected here may actually be underrepresented (Steward, Tan, Delgaty, Gonzales, & Bunner, 2017 Previous studies in young adolescents with CHD, have found associations between whole hippocampal volumes and total IQ, verbal comprehension and working memory Munoz-Lopez et al, 2017;von Rhein et al, 2014). Although we did not find association between total hippocampal volume and neurocognition, we found that smaller left CA1 volume and left CA2/3 volume were independently associated with worse working memory ability in youth with CHD.…”

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“…However, it is important to recognize that the self-report scoring often underestimates difficulties compared to the informant report scoring, therefore, the difficulties reflected here may actually be underrepresented (Steward, Tan, Delgaty, Gonzales, & Bunner, 2017 Note. We found that the percentage of participants with CHD with clinically significant scores was significantly higher than the controls for the inhibit, self-monitor, working memory, and organization of materials scales.…”

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Hippocampal alterations and functional correlates in adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease

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Rohlicek

Saint‐Martin

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There is a high prevalence of neurodevelopmental impairments in individuals living with congenital heart disease (CHD) and the neural correlates of these impairments are not yet fully understood. Recent studies have shown that hippocampal volume and shape differences may provide unique biomarkers for neurodevelopmental disorders. The hippocampus is vulnerable to early life injury, especially in populations at risk for hypoxemia or hemodynamic instability such as in neonates with CHD. We compared hippocampal gray and white matter volume and morphometry between youth born with CHD (n = 50) aged 16–24 years and healthy peers (n = 48). We also explored whether hippocampal gray and white matter volume and morphometry are associated with executive function and self‐regulation deficits. To do so, participants underwent 3T brain magnetic resonance imaging and completed the self‐reported Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function—Adult version. We found that youth with CHD had smaller hippocampal volumes (all statistics corrected for false discovery rate; q < 0.05) as compared to controls. We also observed significant smaller surface area bilaterally and inward displacement on the left hippocampus predominantly on the ventral side (q < 0.10) in the CHD group that were not present in the controls. Left CA1 and CA2/3 were negatively associated with working memory (p < .05). Here, we report, for the first‐time, hippocampal morphometric alterations in youth born with CHD when compared to healthy peers, as well as, structure–function relationships between hippocampal volumes and executive function. These differences may reflect long lasting alterations in brain development specific to individual with CHD.

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Hippocampal alterations and functional correlates in adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease

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Rohlicek

Saint‐Martin

et al. 2019

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“…EF is particularly important for healthy functioning because it can be linked to many long-term positive outcomes in varying areas. Given that young children undergo significant development in the pre-frontal cortex and subsequent executive functioning during this time and are more susceptible to damaging influences as a result, it is perhaps especially valuable to study the mechanisms underlying healthy development of executive functioning in this age group as opposed to others (Kalpakci, Ha, & Sharpit 2018;Modi et al, 2017;Steward et al, 2017;Helder, Zuverza-Chavarria, & Whitman, 2016). In early childhood, neural growth is particularly rapid, with the brain reaching 95% of its adult volume by age 6. fMRI data indicate that there is significant movement from local functional connectivity to longer-range connectivity over childhood, while EEG studies reveal that EEG power and coherence during working memory tasks becomes centralized at the frontal cortex by age 4 (Bell & Wolfe, 2007).…”

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Examining sleep as a protective mechanism for executive functioning in children from low-income homes

Wetter

2019

Early Child Development and Care

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“…Thus, these data suggest that adolescents with dyslexia under estimate their own abilities; that is, they do not show the positive illusory bias, which has been so consistently described in children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, who tend to be overrated in their abilities (e.g. Stewart, Tan, Delgaty, Gonzales, & Bunner, 2017).…”

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Executive Functioning in Every Day Life in Ecuatorian Adolescents with Developmental Dyslexia

Ferrer¹,

Piedra-Martínez²,

Arteaga³

2018

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Introduction: Deficits in executive functions (EF) have been well documented using tests of neuropsychological performance in children and adolescents with developmental dyslexia. However, the behavioral assessment of EFs in dyslexia is very scarce. Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the EF of adolescents with dyslexia, in comparison with adolescents with typical development. We used the BRIEF-A Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function in Adults (BRIEF-A). Method: 19 adolescents with dyslexia and 20 adolescents with normal development, participated, matched in age, sex and IQ. Parents and adolescents themselves completed the BRIEF-A. Results: The results show that both parents and adolescents with dyslexia consider that they have more problems of EF in daily life, especially in metacognitive processes (initiation, WM, planning, supervision of tasks and planning-organization). In addition, parents reported a lower severity of EF deficiencies than adolescents themselves when detecting a lower percentage of scores above the clinical cutoff point. Conclusions: Adolescents and their parents do not always agree in FE assessments. Consequently, information from both informants is essential to understand and treat children with developmental dyslexia. The results coincide with the FE deficits found with neuropsychological tests.

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Self-Awareness of Executive Functioning Deficits in Adolescents With ADHD

Abstract: As compared with controls, adolescents with ADHD tend to endorse fewer EF difficulties than what parents report. This is the first study to demonstrate that those with ADHD may overestimate their EF ability.

Cited by 57 publications

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Hippocampal alterations and functional correlates in adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease

Hippocampal alterations and functional correlates in adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease

Examining sleep as a protective mechanism for executive functioning in children from low-income homes

Executive Functioning in Every Day Life in Ecuatorian Adolescents with Developmental Dyslexia

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