Executive Function in Children With ADHD
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 45
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ADHD; executive function; learning disabilities; autism
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For several years, the ADHD phenotype was described as very similar to that observed in patients with frontal lobe syndrome (distractibility, impulsivity, and disorganization). For this reason, Executive Functions have long been studied in children and adolescents with ADHD, under the assumption of an almost complete overlap. However, subsequent studies have shown that individuals with ADHD display medium-level deficits on tests assessing Executive Functions (effect sizes ranging from 0.5 to 0.7). Moreover, many children with ADHD perform on executive tests similarly to typically developing children, leaving the executive profile of children with ADHD still uncertain. Moreover, rehabilitation trainings for children and adolescents with ADHD also aim to enhance Executive Functions in order to help them acquire self-regulatory strategies that promote better adaptation in everyday life. For these reasons it is fundamental to understand in more detail the Executive Functioning of children and adolescents with ADHD.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue that aims to provide an overview of the relationship between ADHD and Executive Functions from preschool age through adolescence, considering both assessment processes and therapeutic approaches. It also includes an analysis of genetic, neurobiological, neuropsychological, and behavioral dimensions, as well as comorbid conditions.
Abstract Deadline: 28 February 2026
Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 15 March 2026
Dr. Gian Marco Marzocchi
Dr. Anna Maria Re
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ADHD
- ADD
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- executive function
- neuropsychology, assessment
- treatment
- neuroscience
- behavioral training
- comorbidity
- neurodevelopmental disorders
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