Evaluating the Feasibility of Central Executive Training for Children with ADHD

描述（由申请人提供）：与NIMH战略目标#3一致，拟议的项目旨在将临床神经心理学发现转化为ADHD儿童潜在损伤，并将这些儿童的“新的和更好的干预措施，结合不同的需求和情况”（NIMH, 2008）。具体而言，核心研究的目标是开发一种针对儿童注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）的中央执行训练（CET）干预，并检查其可行性、可接受性、参与度和可用性。这将涉及软件和治疗手册的早期开发工作，随后评估使用CET招募、保留和治疗ADHD儿童的可行性。针对ADHD儿童中枢执行功能的循证干预，相对于现有的行为治疗和基于能力（短期记忆）的训练干预，有可能在临床上显著改善ADHD症状。长期目标是开发一种有效和可接受的CET干预，具有在同伴，家庭和学业功能方面普遍改善或正常化adhd相关损害的潜力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Consistent with NIMH Strategic Objective #3, the proposed project seeks to translate clinical neuropsychological findings regarding underlying impairments in children with ADHD into "new and better interventions that incorporate the diverse needs and circumstances" of these children (NIMH, 2008). Specifically, the goal of the core study is to develop a central executive training (CET) intervention for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and examine its feasibility, acceptability, engagement, and usability. This will involve early developmental work on software and treatment manuals followed by evaluation of the feasibility of enrolling, retaining, and treating ADHD children with CET. An evidence-informed intervention targeting central executive functioning in children with ADHD has the potential to result in clinically significant improvements in ADHD symptoms relative to extant behavioral treatments and capacity-based (short-term memory) training interventions. The long-term goal is to develop an efficacious and acceptable CET intervention with the potential for generalized improvements in, or normalization of, ADHD-related impairments in peer, family, and academic functioning.