OBJECTIVE: This study examined neurocognitive and behavioral predictors of math performance in children with and without ADHD. METHOD: Neurocognitive and behavioral variables were examined as predictors of (a) standardized mathematics achievement scores, (b) productivity on an analog math task, and (c) accuracy on an analog math task. RESULTS: Children with ADHD had lower achievement scores but did not significantly differ from controls on math productivity or accuracy. N-back accuracy and parent-rated attention predicted math achievement. N-back accuracy and observed attention predicted math productivity. Alerting scores on the attentional network task predicted math accuracy. Mediation analyses indicated that n-back accuracy significantly mediated the relationship between diagnostic group and math achievement. CONCLUSION: Neurocognition, rather than behavior, may account for the deficits in math achievement exhibited by many children with ADHD.
OBJECTIVE: This study examined neurocognitive and behavioral predictors of math performance in children with and without ADHD. METHOD: Neurocognitive and behavioral variables were examined as predictors of (a) standardized mathematics achievement scores, (b) productivity on an analog math task, and (c) accuracy on an analog math task. RESULTS:Children with ADHD had lower achievement scores but did not significantly differ from controls on math productivity or accuracy. N-back accuracy and parent-rated attention predicted math achievement. N-back accuracy and observed attention predicted math productivity. Alerting scores on the attentional network task predicted math accuracy. Mediation analyses indicated that n-back accuracy significantly mediated the relationship between diagnostic group and math achievement. CONCLUSION: Neurocognition, rather than behavior, may account for the deficits in math achievement exhibited by many children with ADHD.
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