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    • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Child Psychiatry

    Background:

    • Executive functioning is crucial for daily life.
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Asperger Syndrome (AS) are neurodevelopmental disorders.
    • Both disorders are associated with executive function impairments.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare executive functioning in children with ADHD-C and AS.
    • To identify specific executive function profiles in these conditions.
    • To differentiate executive function deficits between ADHD-C and AS.

    Main Methods:

    • A cohort of 79 children (28 ADHD-C, 24 AS, 27 controls) was assessed.
    • Evaluated key executive functions: inhibition, working memory, planning, and cognitive flexibility.
    • Utilized a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tasks.

    Main Results:

    • Asperger Syndrome (AS) patients exhibited deficits in visual working memory and cognitive flexibility.
    • ADHD-C children showed impairments in inhibition and also in working memory and cognitive flexibility.
    • Inhibition of prepotent responses and greater deficits in cognitive flexibility and working memory distinguished AS from ADHD-C.

    Conclusions:

    • The study supports distinct executive function profiles in ADHD-C and AS.
    • Findings highlight the specificity of dysexecutive syndromes in these disorders.
    • Further research with larger, diverse samples, including girls, is recommended.