EF Train: Development of an Executive Function Training Program for Preschool and School-aged Children with ADHD

[...]executive functions have been proven to function as predictors of academic achievement and performance (Clark, Pritchard, & Woodward, 2010; Miller & Hinshaw, 2010), while at the same time, they promote school readiness and adaptive social functioning (Welsh, Nix, Blair, Bierman, & N...

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Published inRevista internacional de psicología y terapia psicológica Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 13 - 27
Main Authors Korpa, Terpsichori, Skaloumbakas, Christos, Katsounas, Matthaios, Papadopoulou, Pinelopi, Lytra, Fotini, Karagianni, Stavroula, Pervanidou, Panagiota
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Almería La Asociación de Análisis del Comportamiento 01.03.2020
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Academic achievement
Academic readiness
ADHD
Age
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Behavior
children
Children & youth
Cognitive ability
EF Train
Executive function
executive functions
Intervention
Memory
Parents & parenting
Training
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Summary:[...]executive functions have been proven to function as predictors of academic achievement and performance (Clark, Pritchard, & Woodward, 2010; Miller & Hinshaw, 2010), while at the same time, they promote school readiness and adaptive social functioning (Welsh, Nix, Blair, Bierman, & Nelson, 2010). [...]this type of cognitive training may result in limited transfer, with no improvements in other cognitive abilities except for the specific task (Rebok, Carlson, & Langbaum, 2007). [...]the executive function training program used in this study was designed as a process-based intervention. Children with ADHD experience deficits in suppressing cognitive, emotional and behavioral responses, which might lead to academic difficulties and social problems (Diamantopoulou, Henricsson, & Rydell, 2005; Loe & Feldman, 2008; Coutinho, Reis, da Silva, Miranda, & Malloy-Dinniz, 2017). According to Barkley (1997), impairments in inhibitory control are crucial as it is responsible for suppressing unwanted behavior, delaying the final answer as well as changing it in case it progresses to an unsatisfactory response, and inhibiting a probable distraction in order for a person to alter the strategy until the wanted outcome.
ISSN:1577-7057