Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
J Atten Disord. 2011 May;15(4):310-20. doi: 10.1177/1087054710366384. Epub 2010 Jun 7.
This study evaluated the alerting, orienting, and executive attention abilities of children with ADHD and their typically developing (TD) peers using a modified version of the adult attention network test (ANT-I).
A total of 25 children with ADHD, Combined Type (ADHD-C, mean age = 9.20 years), 20 children with ADHD, Predominantly Inattentive Type (ADHD-I, mean age = 9.58 years), and 45 TD children (mean age = 9.41 years) matched on age and intelligence to the ADHD group completed the ANT-I.
As hypothesized, children with ADHD (n = 45) displayed significantly weaker alerting and executive attention than TD children (n = 45) but did not differ from TD children in orienting ability. Children with ADHD-C (n = 25) did not differ from children with ADHD-I (n = 20) on any of the three networks.
Results supported the growing body of evidence that has found alerting and executive attention deficits in children with ADHD.
本研究使用成人注意网络测试（ANT-I）的改良版本，评估 ADHD 儿童和其典型发育（TD）同龄人在警觉、定向和执行注意能力方面的表现。
共有 25 名 ADHD（混合型，平均年龄=9.20 岁）、20 名 ADHD（以注意力不集中为主型，平均年龄=9.58 岁）儿童和 45 名年龄和智力与 ADHD 组相匹配的 TD 儿童（平均年龄=9.41 岁）完成了 ANT-I。
正如假设的那样，ADHD 儿童（n=45）在警觉和执行注意方面明显弱于 TD 儿童（n=45），但在定向能力方面与 TD 儿童没有差异。ADHD-C 型（n=25）儿童在三个网络上均与 ADHD-I 型（n=20）儿童无差异。
结果支持越来越多的证据表明，ADHD 儿童存在警觉和执行注意缺陷。
