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Mareike Altgassen¹, Anett Kretschmer², Matthias Kliegel³

¹Technische Universitaet Dresden, Germany altgassen@psychologie.tu-dresden.de.

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Summary

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Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) showed significant impairments in time-based prospective memory (PM), but not event-based PM, compared to controls. These findings highlight a specific deficit in PM functioning within ADHD.

Keywords:

ADHD adult cognitive control prospective memory

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Psychology
Cognitive Science

Background:

Prospective memory (PM) is crucial for daily functioning.
ADHD is associated with executive function deficits, potentially impacting PM.
Previous research has not concurrently examined event- and time-based PM in ADHD within a single paradigm.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate event- and time-based prospective memory (PM) in adults with ADHD.
To compare PM performance between individuals with ADHD and neurotypical controls.
To explore the specificity of PM deficits in ADHD.

Main Methods:

Utilized the Dresden Breakfast Task, a computerized paradigm assessing PM.
Included 25 adults with ADHD and 25 matched neurotypical controls.
Employed parallel task constraints to evaluate both event- and time-based PM.

Main Results:

No significant group differences were found for event-based PM.
Individuals with ADHD exhibited a large-sized impairment in time-based PM.
Results indicate a task-specific deficit in PM for individuals with ADHD.

Conclusions:

The findings suggest a specific impairment in time-based prospective memory in ADHD.
These results support an executive control framework for understanding neurocognitive functioning in ADHD.
Further research is warranted to explore the underlying mechanisms of PM deficits in ADHD.