Neuropsychological performance of adults evidencing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is no longer believed to be a time-limited syndrome manifested in and restricted to childhood and adol escence Many of the characteristics associated with the disorder continue i n variable form into adulthood. This investigation focused on two measures sensitive to attention, cognitive flexibility, and visual and auditory dist raction, to determine if individuals diagnosed with ADHD would perform poor ly in comparison with normal control subjects. Forty-two subjects, 27 ADHD adults and 15 control subjects, were administered the Goldman-Fristoe-Woodc ock Test of Auditory Discrimination (TOAD), and the Stroop Color and Word T est. The findings indicated that the TOAD Noise subtest significantly discr iminated the subjects, resulting in an overall correct classification rate of 80.95%. (C) 1999 National Academy of Neuropsychology. Published by Elsev ier Science Ltd.