Attentional mechanisms in Autism, ADHD, and Autism-ADHD using a local-global paradigm Gargaro, B. A., May, T., Tonge, B. J., Sheppard, D. M., Bradshaw, J. L. and Rinehart, N. J. 2015, Attentional mechanisms in Autism, ADHD, and Autism-ADHD using a local-global paradigm, Journal of attention disorders, Early view, pp. 1-13, doi: 10.1177/1087054715603197. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Attentional mechanisms in Autism, ADHD, and Autism-ADHD using a local-global paradigm Author(s) Gargaro, B. A. May, T. orcid.org/0000-0001-8705-4180 Tonge, B. J. Sheppard, D. M. Bradshaw, J. L. Rinehart, N. J. orcid.org/0000-0001-6109-3958 Journal name Journal of attention disorders Season Early view Start page 1 End page 13 Total pages 13 Publisher Sage Publications Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2015-09-15 ISSN 1557-1246 Keyword(s) ADD/ADHD autism executive function Summary OBJECTIVE: Cognitive flexibility or attentional set-shifting capacity has long been considered a core area of executive dysfunction for individuals with autism. Whether these difficulties are due to higher-level attentional difficulties associated with comorbid ADHD remains unclear. METHOD: The current study compared the performance of 48 participants with autism, ADHD, autism-ADHD, and a comparison group (N = 12 per group) on a set-shifting task, which included a local-global paradigm. RESULTS: Results of this study revealed that participants with attentional difficulties (autism + ADHD and ADHD alone) exhibited a significant shifting cost (difference between maintaining and shifting attention). CONCLUSION: Attentional difficulties associated with ADHD may be associated with an enhanced attentional shifting cost. Implications of these results were discussed in relation to screening for ADHD symptoms in studies of individuals with autism which seek to determine the neuropsychological profile of this condition. Language eng DOI 10.1177/1087054715603197 Field of Research 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2015, SAGE Publications Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30079561 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 16 Nov 2015, 09:13:58 EST Tue, 17 Nov 2015, 04:01:07 EST Tue, 17 Nov 2015, 08:40:19 EST Tue, 12 Jan 2016, 05:06:52 EST Fri, 15 Apr 2016, 13:31:23 EST Thu, 20 Oct 2016, 14:26:19 EST Thu, 08 Dec 2016, 14:15:18 EST Fri, 22 Sep 2017, 13:07:43 EST Mon, 25 Sep 2017, 07:53:04 EST Tue, 24 Jul 2018, 13:00:57 EST Thu, 25 Oct 2018, 14:13:54 EST Sat, 24 Nov 2018, 01:31:00 EST Sat, 08 Dec 2018, 01:31:47 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 126 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 16 Nov 2015, 09:13:58 EST

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