ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurodevelopment disorder that affects both children and adults. It is characterized by signs such as difficulty with focus, hyperactivity, and impulsivity (Guy-Evans, 2022).

Treating ADHD (CDC, 2024)

• The current treatment for ADHD includes both therapy and medication for both adults and children

• For therapy, you can use behavior therapy to help manage your ADHD

• For medication, both adults and children can use stimulant or non-stimulant medication

• Stimulant medication: is a fast-acting medication to help you have fewer ADHD symptoms 

• Non-Stimulant medication: Have the same effect as stimulant medication but they don't work as fast. They overall better improve your symptoms and have a longer lasting effect

Study finds that children with ADHD present memory problems, including working memory deficits.

De Beni and his colleagues (1998) conducted two studies examining working memory in children with ADHD symptoms. The first study compared 22 children (17 males, 5 females, aged 8-12 years) who had been teacher-referred for ADHD symptoms with a control group. Researchers assessed their performance using a listening span test, where participants had to identify animal names in word strings while remembering the final word of each string. The second study expanded this investigation by examining 34 children with ADHD symptoms (25 males, 9 females, mean age 9.26 years) and 50 control children. This time, researchers employed a visuospatial working memory task that paralleled the verbal task from the first study. Both studies yielded consistent results: children with ADHD symptoms demonstrated significant difficulties remembering the last item in sequences and experienced more intrusive memories of non-final items. The researchers concluded that these working memory deficits stem from an inability to suppress information that must initially be processed but later excluded from memory.