ADHD, Fidgeting and Improved Performance
The Journal of Abnormal Psychology published research to determine if hyperactivity with ADHD is a deficit or a compensatory behavior. The researchers compared the working memory (WM) performance and attention in boys aged 8–12 years with ADHD (n = 29) and typically developing children (TD; n = 23). Each child’s phonological WM and attentive behavior was evaluated during four counterbalanced WM tasks […]