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Tiego, Jeggan; Bellgrove, Mark A.; Whittle, Sarah; Pantelis, Christos; Testa, Renee – Developmental Science, 2020
Executive Function (EF) and Effortful Control (EC) have traditionally been viewed as distinct constructs related to cognition and temperament during development. More recently, EF and EC have been implicated in top-down self-regulation - the goal-directed control of cognition, emotion, and behavior. We propose that executive attention, a…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Self Control, Self Management, Emotional Response
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Stevenson, Jim; Asherson, Phil; Hay, David; Levy, Florence; Swanson, Jim; Thapar, Anita; Willcutt, Erik – Developmental Science, 2005
The genetic study of ADHD has made considerable progress. Further developments in the field will be reliant in part on identifying the most appropriate phenotypes for genetic analysis. The use of both categorical and dimensional measures of symptoms related to ADHD has been productive. The use of multiple reporters is a valuable feature of the…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Genetics, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Classification
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Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.; Auerbach, Judith; Campbell, Susan B.; Daley, David; Thompson, Margaret – Developmental Science, 2005
In this paper we examine the characteristics of preschool attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from both mental disorder and developmental psychopathology points of view. The equivalence of preschool and school-aged hyperactivity as a behavioral dimension is highlighted together with the potential value of extending the use of the ADHD…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Hyperactivity