Focus & cognitive strategies
Plain-English, cited reads on focus & cognitive strategies for ADHD-friendly daily living.
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- Adults with ADHD generated more original ideas in a small study · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- CBT reduced ADHD symptoms in adults right after treatment · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- White and pink noise gave youth with ADHD a small task boost · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Inattention outlasts hyperactivity into adulthood in ADHD · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- How treatments compare for adolescents with ADHD · studied in adolescents, participants with ADHD
- Neurofeedback shows little effect on ADHD symptoms · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- fMRI meta-analysis: brain activity differs in ADHD during focus tasks · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Brain timing tasks show underactive regions in ADHD · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Employee burnout linked to ADHD through executive function · studied in adults, a mixed population
- Meta-cognitive group therapy improved inattention in adults with ADHD · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- fMRI neurofeedback no better than sham for ADHD in boys · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- In adults, sluggish cognitive tempo looks separate from ADHD · studied in adults, a general population
- Shared and distinct attention brain patterns in ADHD and autism · studied in adolescents, a mixed population
- Computer brain training did not ease core ADHD symptoms · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Cognitive training helped memory more than ADHD symptoms in kids · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Childhood executive function predicted young women's later outcomes · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Having your own phone nearby lowered thinking capacity in students · studied in adults, a general population
- Adult ADHD as a lifespan disorder: a conceptual review · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- Adults' positive feelings about ADHD track hyperactive symptoms · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- A brain connection measure tied to many mental health symptoms · studied in mixed ages, a mixed population
- Neurofeedback for children with ADHD rated "probably efficacious" · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD
- Childhood ADHD brain differences appear to persist into adulthood · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- Adult ADHD looks mainly like a problem with inhibition · studied in adults, participants with ADHD
- Review finds consistent timing deficits in ADHD · studied in mixed ages, participants with ADHD