EUNETHYDIS Webinar, June 17th, 12.30-13.30 CET.
Speaker: Dr. Anselm Fuermaier.
Join here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9610f681-3234-41ce-b423-8250208a34e8@3aacbfa7-d794-489f-bae3-23754752f0ae
Abstract
Cognitive deficits in attention and executive control are core features of ADHD in adulthood, which requires adequate assessment. Many, if not all, assessment settings make use of standardized self- and other-report rating scales, and/or neuropsychological performance tests, in order gain a comprehensive and valid picture of the cognitive functioning of the client. However, the neuropsychological assessment is complicated by non-trivial base rates of symptom overreporting and cognitive underperformance of adults referred for a clinical evaluation of adult ADHD.
In this webinar, I will present evidence defining the role of a neuropsychological assessment of adults referred for a clinical evaluation of adult ADHD. My presentation will focus on attention deficits, the utility of attention tests for embedded validity testing, and the need for stand-alone attention-based performance validity tests. Data will be shown to empirically elucidate the differentiation between symptom and performance validity assessment and their role in clinical assessment batteries.
