ADHD and Executive Function: The 5 Cognitive Abilities Impaired in ADHD

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Russell Barkley, Ph.D., clinical professor of psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina, is a leading expert on ADHD, and the editor of the bimonthly newsletter ADHD Report. To learn more about Dr. Barkley and ADHD, go to russellbarkley.org.

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Here he discusses the five cognitive abilities that appear to be impaired in children with ADHD.