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. 2007 Sep;28(5-6):536-552.
doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2007.06.011.

Predicting the Early Developmental Course of Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Camilla von Stauffenberg  1 , Susan B Campbell
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Predicting the Early Developmental Course of Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Camilla von Stauffenberg et al. J Appl Dev Psychol. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

Data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care were examined to test whether: attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms remain stable from 54 months through early elementary school; behavioral inhibition and attention deficits assessed at 54 months predict ADHD symptoms in elementary school, even after controlling for their temporal stability; and early behavioral inhibition and attention deficits moderate the longitudinal stability in ADHD symptoms. Data were examined using continuous and categorical measures of symptoms. Modest stability in ADHD symptoms from 54 months to third grade was found. Measures of inhibition and inattention predicted later teacher ratings uniquely, but no evidence was found for moderation. Measures of preschool behavioral inhibition also predicted "persistently at risk status" defined by elevated teacher ratings over time. Results are discussed in terms of executive and motivational facets of inhibition that may be related to early signs of ADHD.

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Third grade Teacher Report Form (TRF) attention problems as a function of sex and Continuous Performance Task (CPT) Commission errors (1 SD above or below the mean).
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