Hi IQ adults- Exec Function study

[charliegirl]

This was in the CHADD newsletter.

jad.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/2/161

Executive Function Impairments in High IQ Adults With ADHD
Thomas E. Brown

Yale University School of Medicine

Philipp C. Reichel

Yale University School of Medicine

Donald M. Quinlan

Yale University School of Medicine

Objectives: To demonstrate that high IQ adults diagnosed with ADHD suffer from executive function (EF) impairments that: a) can be identified with a combination of standardized measures and self-report data; and b) occur more commonly in this group than in the general population. Method: 157 ADHD adults with IQ ≥ 120 were assessed with 8 normed measures of EF— 3 index scores from standardized tests of memory and cognitive abilities, and 5 subscales of a normed self-report measure of EF impairments in daily life. Results: 73% of subjects were significantly impaired on ≥ 5 of these 8 EF markers. On all 8 measures, incidence of these impairments was significantly greater than in the general population. Conclusion: High IQ adults with ADHD tend to suffer EF impairments that can be assessed with these measures; incidence of such impairments in this group is significantly higher than in the general population. (J. of Att. Dis. 2009; 13(2) 161-167)

Key Words: ADHD • executive functions • high IQ • memory

This version was published on September 1, 2009

Journal of Attention Disorders, Vol. 13, No. 2, 161-167 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1087054708326113

[John]

Looks interesting Barb.

I think I'm switching from Cognitive Problem Solving to Emotion Problem Solving, since emotions seem to be my biggest defect.