A Comparative Study of Neuro-cognitive Functioning of Children with and without ADHD on Cognitive Assessment System (original) (raw)
Background: Applicability of the PASS model of cognitive deficit in ADHD has been widely discussed and supporting evidence has been gathered on the cognitive assessment system (CAS). Examination of the hypothesis on CAS still remains in infancy in India which further limits the clinical utility of the findings while planning neuro-cognitive interventions. The present study was thus conceived to assess neurocognitive functioning in young children between 6-11 years with a diagnosis of ADHD in comparison with those without ADHD. Method: A cross-sectional research design was adopted. Using purposive sampling, 90 participants were included which consisted of two groups, ADHD (N=45) and Non-ADHD (N=45). Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM) was used for screening IQ while primary outcome measures included CAS, Porteus Mazes Test (PMT), and Children’s Trail Making Test (TMT). Using SPSS 24.0, socio-demographic comparison across two groups on categorical variables was done using chi-square...