Distinct Patterns of Everyday Executive Function Problems Distinguish Children With Tourette Syndrome From Children With ADHD or Autism Spectrum Disorders

Objective: The aim is to investigate the everyday executive function (EF) in children with Tourette syndrome (TS), Inattentive or Combined presentations of ADHD (ADHD-I/ADHD-C), autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and typically developing children (TDC). Method: Nineteen TS, 33 ADHD-C, 43 ADHD-I, 34 AS...

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Published in:Journal of attention disorders 2017-08, Vol.21 (10), p.811-823
Main Authors: Hovik, Kjell Tore, Egeland, Jens, Isquith, Peter K., Gioia, Gerard, Skogli, Erik Winther, Andersen, Per Normann, Øie, Merete
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology
Autism Spectrum Disorder - diagnosis
Autism Spectrum Disorder - psychology
Child
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Cognition Disorders - psychology
Diagnosis, Differential
Emotions
Executive Function - physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Parents
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Tourette Syndrome - diagnosis
Tourette Syndrome - psychology
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Summary:Objective: The aim is to investigate the everyday executive function (EF) in children with Tourette syndrome (TS), Inattentive or Combined presentations of ADHD (ADHD-I/ADHD-C), autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and typically developing children (TDC). Method: Nineteen TS, 33 ADHD-C, 43 ADHD-I, 34 ASD, and 50 TDC participated (8-17 years). Parents completed the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF). Results: TS, ADHD-C, ADHD-I, or ASD were rated with significantly more regulation problems on all scales compared with TDC. Considerable overlap of symptoms between clinical groups made differentiation difficult on individual scales. Scale configurations showed children with TS to have more problems with emotional control (EC) than cognitive flexibility in relation to children with ASD, more problems with EC than inhibitory control in relation to ADHD-C, and more problems with EC than planning/organizing in relation to ADHD-I. Conclusion: Paired BRIEF scales dissociated EF problems in children with TS from children with ADHD-C, ADHD-I, or ASD. Clinical relevance is discussed.
ISSN:1087-0547
1557-1246
DOI:10.1177/1087054714550336