Working Memory Training in College Students With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Learning Disabilities

Working Memory Training in College Students With ADHD/LD

The overall objective of the current study is to determine whether computerized Working Memory (WM) training will enhance WM capacity in college students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)/Learning Disabilities (LD). There are also three additional objectives. The first is to determine whether improvements in WM will generalize to secondary outcome tasks, such as inhibitory control and planning. The second objective is to examine whether WM training will also ameliorate ADHD symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity. The last objective is to investigate whether improvements will be maintained at a two month follow-up period.

It is expected that the computerized WM training program will enhance WM capacity in college students with ADHD. In addition, it is believed that these increases in WM capacity will also lead to improvements in other executive functions. It is also hypothesized that WM training will lead to a reduction in ADHD symptomology. Lastly, these improvements should be maintained at three month follow-up.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of ADHD/Learning Disability
• registered as a university student (full or part time)
• registered at accessibilities services
• taking at least one course

Exclusion Criteria:

• On a leave