Cited by 502Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchDevelopmental and Educational Neuropsychology

Distinct neuropsychological subgroups in typically developing youth inform heterogeneity in children with ADHD

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Fair, Damien A., Bathula, Deepti, Nikolas, Molly A., Nigg, Joel T.·2012·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Research and clinical investigations in psychiatry largely rely on the de facto assumption that the diagnostic categories identified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) represent homogeneous syndromes. However, the mechanistic heterogeneity that potentially underlies the existing classification scheme might limit discovery of etiology for most developmental psychiatric disorders. Another, perhaps less palpable, reality may also be interfering with progress-heterogeneity in typically developing populations. In this report we attempt to clarify neuropsychological heterogeneity in a large dataset of typically developing youth and youth with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), using graph theory and community detection. We sought to determine whether data-driven neuropsychological subtypes could be discerned in children with and without the disorder. Because individual classification is the sine qua non for eventual clinical translation, we also apply support vector machine-based multivariate pattern analysis to identify how well ADHD status in individual children can be identified as defined by the community detection delineated subtypes. The analysis yielded several unique, but similar subtypes across both populations. Just as importantly, comparing typically developing children with ADHD children within each of these distinct subgroups increased diagnostic accuracy. Two important principles were identified that have the potential to advance our understanding of typical development and developmental neuropsychiatric disorders. The first tenet suggests that typically developing children can be classified into distinct neuropsychological subgroups with high precision. The second tenet proposes that some of the heterogeneity in individuals with ADHD might be "nested" in this normal variation.

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  • Findingown data

    Independently applying community detection to the ADHD cohort replicated the typically developing subgroup patterns.

    “Independently applying the community detection algorithm to the ADHD cohort shows similar findings to those in A.”
    • Also stated in: § Atypical Neuropsychological Patterns in ADHD Are Specific to Subgroup · plain
      “independently applying Newman's community detection algorithm (29) on the ADHD cohort replicated this finding, showing similar subgroup patterns (Fig. 4).”
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    • cites [29] 29. Newman ME (2006) Modularity and community structure in networks. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103:8577-8582. source

      The method of optimal modularity (p. 2) describes the paper’s community-detection algorithm, supporting the methodological part of the sentence. The paper does not report an ADHD cohort or a comparison with typically developing subgroups, so it does not support the claimed replication of findings. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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    Community detection on the typically developing control population identified four distinct subgroups.

    “Although common practice would expect this investigation to yield one unitary group, the analysis instead yielded four unique communities or subgroups (Fig. 4).”
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    The SVM classifier could not strongly distinguish individual ADHD from TDC cases using neuropsychological scores, with 65% accuracy, 86.3% sensitivity, and 38.5% specificity.

    “Importantly, despite these highly reliable differences, the SVM classifier was unable to make strong distinctions in individual cases with regard to ADHD status (65% accuracy, 86.3% sensitivity, and 38.5% specificity).”
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    Applying the same community detection procedure to the ADHD sample identified six groups.

    “Independently testing the community structure in this sample revealed similar findings, albeit via six groups (Fig. 4).”
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    In the typically developing control sample, subgroup 3, comprising 18% of the sample, had relatively inaccurate temporal information processing.

    “The third group (18% of sample) had relatively inaccurate temporal information processing (subgroup 3).”
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    Findingown data

    For working memory and temporal information processing, the full-cohort ADHD versus typically developing comparison replicated previous findings, but the community-based comparisons yielded deficits in only a subset of profiles.

    “whereas the comparison of the full ADHD and TDC cohort replicated previous findings in this regard (41), the comparisons based on community structure yielded only a subset of profiles with working memory and temporal information processing deficits.”
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    • cites [41] 41. Martinussen R, Hayden J, Hogg-Johnson S, Tannock R (2005) A meta-analysis of working memory impairments in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disor- der. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 44:377-384. source
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    Interpretationcitation

    Rapid and sizeable changes in environmental demands over time may have driven the emergence of multiple peaks in neurocognitive strategies or profiles in typical populations, as observed here.

    “Rapid and sizeable changes in environmental demands across time may have served as the driving force toward multiple "peaks" with regard to neurocognitive strategies or profiles in typical populations (21,36), as found here.”
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    • cites [21] 21. Goldman D, Oroszi G, Ducci F (2005) The genetics of addictions: Uncovering the genes. Nat Rev Genet 6:521-532. source

      The Genes and neurobiologies and ANTAGONISTS passages describe a proposed balance between cognitive performance and stress resilience, with selection maintaining two COMT alleles in human populations. They do not say that rapid, sizeable changes in environmental demands produced multiple peaks in neurocognitive profiles in typical populations. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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    • cites [36] 36. Nettle D (2006) The evolution of personality variation in humans and other animals. Am Psychol 61:622-631. source
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    Premisecitation

    Heritable diversity can form along a continuous dimension or as multiple discrete strategies.

    “With respect to our findings it should be noted that at times heritable diversity might form along a continuous dimension (i.e., unimodal distribution), whereas at others times it may form as multiple discrete strategies (i.e., multimodal distributions) (21,(36)(37)(38).”
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    • cites [21] 21. Goldman D, Oroszi G, Ducci F (2005) The genetics of addictions: Uncovering the genes. Nat Rev Genet 6:521-532. source

      The RESILIENCY section discusses two possible genetic architectures for addiction vulnerability: many variants acting together and different individual variants sufficing in different people. It does not establish that heritable diversity forms a continuous, unimodal dimension or multiple discrete, multimodal strategies; those distributional claims go beyond the passage. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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    • cites [36] 36. Nettle D (2006) The evolution of personality variation in humans and other animals. Am Psychol 61:622-631. source
    • cites [37] 37. Mier D, Kirsch P, Meyer-Lindenberg A (2010) Neural substrates of pleiotropic action of genetic variation in COMT: A meta-analysis. Mol Psychiatry 15:918-927. source
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    Premisecitation

    Similar arguments have been made for COMT and working memory, with an evolutionary trade-off between efficient working memory updating (val) and robust working memory maintenance (met).

    “Similar arguments have been made with regard to COMT and working memory, with an evolutionary trade-off between efficient working memory updating (val) and robust working memory maintenance (met) (22).”
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    • cites [22] 22. Braver TS, Cole MW, Yarkoni T (2010) Vive les differences! Individual variation in neural mechanisms of executive control. Curr Opin Neurobiol 20:242-250. source
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    In this proposal each COMT allele is maintained in the population because each provides an environment-specific selective advantage, one for cognitive efficiency under typical conditions and the other for emotional resilience under stress.

    “In this proposal each allele is maintained in the population because each provides an environment-specific selective advantage-one for cognitive efficiency under typical conditions and the other for emotional resilience under stressful circumstances (21,37).”
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    • cites [21] 21. Goldman D, Oroszi G, Ducci F (2005) The genetics of addictions: Uncovering the genes. Nat Rev Genet 6:521-532. source
    • cites [37] 37. Mier D, Kirsch P, Meyer-Lindenberg A (2010) Neural substrates of pleiotropic action of genetic variation in COMT: A meta-analysis. Mol Psychiatry 15:918-927. source
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    Premisecitation

    Substantial evidence has accrued that individual differences in successful adaptive psychological styles are central to human development, functioning, social cohesion, and health outcomes.

    “Although consensus remains elusive on defining specific personality or cognitive "types" (18,19), substantial evidence has accrued that individual differences in successful adaptive psychological styles are central to human development, functioning, social cohesion, and health outcomes (20)(21)(22)(23).”
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    • cites [20] 20. Buss DM (1991) Evolutionary personality psychology. Annu Rev Psychol 42:459-491. source
    • cites [21] 21. Goldman D, Oroszi G, Ducci F (2005) The genetics of addictions: Uncovering the genes. Nat Rev Genet 6:521-532. source

      The “Progress through intermediate phenotypes” section says behavioural control supports long-term behaviour and that deficits in children are linked to problems including substance use. This supports a narrower point about development and addiction risk, but the paper does not establish that adaptive psychological styles broadly determine human functioning, social cohesion, and health outcomes. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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    • cites [22] 22. Braver TS, Cole MW, Yarkoni T (2010) Vive les differences! Individual variation in neural mechanisms of executive control. Curr Opin Neurobiol 20:242-250. source

      The Abstract links individual differences in personality, emotion processing, and cognitive ability to executive control, and the Emotion regulation section discusses differences in regulation success and depression. These passages support a narrower claim about cognitive and emotional functioning, but do not establish that adaptive psychological styles are central to human development, social cohesion, or health outcomes broadly. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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    The COMT val158met polymorphism may relate to evolutionary trade-offs between efficient executive functioning (met) and improved emotional regulation (val).

    “some have recently argued that the single-nucleotide polymorphism (val158met) of the catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene, which codes for an enzyme that degrades dopamine in prefrontal cortex, may relate to evolutionary trade-offs between efficient executive functioning (met) and improved emotional regulation (val) (21,”
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    • cites [21] 21. Goldman D, Oroszi G, Ducci F (2005) The genetics of addictions: Uncovering the genes. Nat Rev Genet 6:521-532. source
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    Findingown data

    The four typically developing control subgroups showed minimal differences in IQ, age, or sex ratios, with one exception.

    “These groups show minimal differences in intelligence quotient (IQ), age, or sex ratios (with one exception, see Tables S4 and S5).”
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    Findingown data

    Atypical neuropsychological measures differed by profile, and ADHD classification improved within profiles.

    “Atypical Neuropsychological Measures Are Unique on the Basis of Profile and ADHD Classification Improves Within Profiles.”
    • Also stated in: § Atypical Neuropsychological Measures Are Unique on the Basis of Profile and ADHD Classification Improves Within Profiles. · plain
      “Whereas the ANOVA in six of the seven factors showed a main effect of diagnosis, the post hoc comparisons showed that not all subgroups had the same atypical neuropsychological scores.”
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    Findingown data

    Subgroup 4A showed the greatest improvement, with 84.1% classification accuracy for ADHD versus TDC youth, 83.3% sensitivity, and 84.6% specificity.

    “Group 4A had the maximal improvement at 84.1% classification of ADHD vs. TCD youth (83.3% sensitivity and 84.6% specificity).”
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    Findingown data

    The remaining subgroups had classification accuracies as follows: group 1, 68% total, 49.2% sensitivity, 80.4% specificity; group 2A, 68.5%, 83.7%, 51.2%; group 2B, 64.7%, 80.4%, 44.2%; group 3, 73.6%, 88.73%, 46.2%; group 4A, 84.1%, 83.3%, 84.6%; and group 4B, 61.9%, 37%, 76.9%.

    “The remaining groups were as follows: group 1, 68% total, 49.2% sensitivity, 80.4% specificity; group 2A, 68.5%, 83.7%, 51.2%; group 2B, 64.7%, 80.4%, 44.2%; group 3, 73.6%, 88.73%, 46.2%; group 4A, 84.1%, 83.3%, 84.6%; and group 4B, 61.9%, 37%, 76.9%.”
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    Findingown data

    The four typically developing subgroups were labeled by their standout lower factor as variability (subgroup 1), low executive (subgroup 2), low temporal information processing (subgroup 3), and low arousal (subgroup 4).

    “This procedure left us with four groups, which we label as follows: a variability group (subgroup 1), a low executive group (subgroup 2), a low temporal information processing group (subgroup 3), and a low arousal group (subgroup 4).”
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    Findingown data

    Among ADHD subgroups, atypical inhibitory control, speed, and working memory each appeared in three groups; atypical arousal and span each appeared in two groups; atypical response variability and temporal information priming each appeared in four groups.

    “Among ADHD subgroups, atypical inhibitory control, speed, and working memory were each found in three groups.Atypical arousal and span were each identified in two groups.Atypical response variability and temporal information priming were each found in four groups.”
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    Findingown data

    SVM classification of individuals into their neuropsychological profiles achieved 78% accuracy for the TDC population and 77% accuracy for the ADHD population.

    “Classification generally was quite respectable across the groups with 78% accuracy for the TDC population (subgroup 1, 93%; subgroup 2, 71%; subgroup 3, 71%; subgroup 4, 81.25%) and 77% accuracy for the ADHD population (subgroup 1, 78%; subgroup 2A, 75%; subgroup 2B, 66.25%; subgroup 3, 77%; subgroup 4A, 88%; note that subgroup 4B was unable to be examined as it was not reproduced in large enough”
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    Findingown data

    The main deviation of the ADHD cohort from the typically developing cohort was the presence of an additional low arousal subgroup (4B) and an additional low executive subgroup (2B).

    “The difference between the two appears to be split in subgroup 2 and subgroup 4.”
    • Also stated in: § Atypical Neuropsychological Patterns in ADHD Are Specific to Subgroup · plain
      “The main deviation from the finding in TDC was the revelation of an additional low arousal group (subgroup 4B) and an additional low executive group (subgroup 2B).”
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    Interpretationown data

    The findings better support the idea that unique neuropsychological profiles exist even among typically developing, well-adjusted individuals than the assumption that nonclinical control populations are uniform.

    “This analysis shows that despite traditional assumptions that nonclinical control populations are uniform entities, our results fit better with the alternative supposition that there are unique neuropsychological profiles even in typically developing, well-adjusted samples.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Identifying a mechanism associated with a mental disorder may require comparing individuals to well-adjusted persons with the same cognitive style or profile.

    “It may be that identifying a mechanism associated with a mental disorder requires comparing individuals to well-adjusted persons with the same cognitive style or profile.”
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    Premisecitation

    Psychological heterogeneity is an important means of improving the robustness of a collective when facing shifting environmental demands.

    “The modeling literature related to adaptive complex social systems also provides significant evidence that suggests psychological heterogeneity is an important means by which to improve the robustness of the collective when faced with shifting environmental demands (35).”
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    • cites [35] 35. Miller JH, Page SE (2007) Complex Adaptive Systems: An Introduction to Computa- tional Models of Social Life (Princeton Univ Press, Princeton).

      Not checked in the free run.

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    Interpretationreasoning

    The approach used here is not limited to ADHD and could be used to inform heterogeneity and perhaps etiology in other developmental or adult neuropsychiatric disorders.

    “the approach used here is not limited to the study of ADHD, but could be used to inform heterogeneity and perhaps etiology in other developmental or adult neuropsychiatric disorders, and thus has broad appeal.”
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    Premisecitation

    Poor response inhibition has been proposed as a critical component of ADHD and is well established at the group level.

    “poor response inhibition has been suggested to be a critical component of ADHD (39) and has been well established at the group level (40).”
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    • cites [39] 39. Barkley RA (1997) Behavioral inhibition, sustained attention, and executive functions: Constructing a unifying theory of ADHD. Psychol Bull 121:65-94. source
    • cites [40] 40. Willcutt EG, et al. (2010) Etiology and neuropsychology of comorbidity between RD and ADHD: The case for multiple-deficit models. Cortex 46(10):1345-1361. source
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    Interpretationcitation

    Although many neuropsychological measures have been proposed as related to ADHD, each may apply to only a subset of individuals with the disorder.

    “In other words, whereas numerous unique neuropsychological measures have been proposed as related to ADHD, perhaps each of them applies to only a subset of those subjects with the disorder.”
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    Study design and conductown data

    The robustness of the identified communities was tested in several ways, and the group assignments were found to be highly deviant from random.

    “the robustness of the identified communities was tested in several ways (e.g., Figs.S2 and S3), indicating that the group assignments identified here are highly deviant from random.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The discrete subgroups observed in this study are a small representation of similar forms of neuropsychological diversity.

    “It might be reasoned that the discrete subgroups observed here (Figs. 3 and 4) are a small representation of similar forms of neuropsychological diversity.”
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    Premisecitation

    Psychological heterogeneity is a key feature in the stability of complex social systems and has likely been an important attribute of our evolving species.

    “It is a key feature in the stability of complex social systems and thus has likely been an important attribute of our evolving species.”
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    • cites [35] 35. Miller JH, Page SE (2007) Complex Adaptive Systems: An Introduction to Computa- tional Models of Social Life (Princeton Univ Press, Princeton).

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    Premisecitation

    Mechanistic heterogeneity potentially underlying the existing classification scheme might limit the ability to clarify etiology and identify novel therapeutics for several psychiatric illnesses.

    “The mechanistic heterogeneity that potentially underlies the existing classification scheme might be limiting our ability to clarify etiology and identify novel therapeutics for several psychiatric illnesses (3).”
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    • cites [3] 3. Agid Y, et al. (2007) How can drug discovery for psychiatric disorders be improved? Nat Rev Drug Discov 6:189-201. source
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The 498 children in the dataset are representative of typically developing youth and youth with ADHD.

    “For the current investigation we apply community detection to a well-characterized dataset of 498 children who include both typically developing control youth (TDC) (n = 213) and youth with ADHD (n = 285) (Table S1).”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The 20 neuropsychological measures used are valid indicators of the cognitive functions they are intended to assess.

    “From these youth, some 20 neuropsychological measures were obtained that were intended to cover a wide domain of cognitive functions variously theorized to be involved in ADHD (Table S2 and Fig. 2).”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The typically developing and ADHD cohorts studied are representative of their respective populations, so that the observed subgroups reflect the broader population's neuropsychological variation.

    “Children who completed a full research psychiatric evaluation aged 6-17 y participated in this study (TDC, n = 213; ADHD, n = 285) (SI Text).”
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  • It reports that working memory impairments are found in 30% to 37% and inhibitory control deficits in 21% to 46% of pediatric ADHD cases.

    “Working memory impairments are reported in 30% to 37% (Coghill et al., 2014; Fair et al., 2012), and inhibitory control deficits are detected in 21%–46% of pediatric ADHD cases (Coghill et al., 2014; Nigg et al., 2005; Solanto et al., 2001; Sonuga-Barke et al., 2010).”

    From Executive Functioning Heterogeneity in Pediatric ADHD (2019) · cites this paper as Fair et al., 2012

    In Results (page unavailable), Fair et al. identify two ADHD subgroups with reduced working memory, comprising 17% and 20% of their ADHD sample—37% combined. The paper does not report the 30% lower bound, so it supports only part of the cited range. Fair et al. are cited for the working-memory clause, not the separate inhibitory-control range. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • It reports that estimates of any executive dysfunction among pediatric ADHD cases range from 21% to 60% across studies.

    “estimates for the proportion of pediatric ADHD cases who exhibit any form of executive dysfunction range from 21% to 60% across studies employing a wide range of tasks and impairment criteria (Biederman et al., 2004; Coghill et al., 2014; Fair, Bathula, Nikolas, & Nigg, 2012; Geurts, van der Oord, & Crone, 2006; Nigg et al., 2005; Solanto et al., 2001; Sonuga-Barke, Bitsalou, & Thompson, 2010).”

    From Executive Functioning Heterogeneity in Pediatric ADHD (2019) · cites this paper as Fair, Bathula, Nikolas, & Nigg, 2012

    The introduction says that only a subset of children with ADHD may be affected on any one neuropsychological measure, and the Results identify distinct ADHD subgroups. But the Results’ 21% refers to one subgroup with relatively high reaction-time variability; the paper does not report a 21%–60% range for any executive dysfunction across studies or impairment criteria. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • To the authors' knowledge, 100% of the available literature either omitted working memory tests or measured working memory with at least one test having poor construct specificity.

    “Applying the construct specificity concerns raised by Sonuga-Barke et al. (2008) and Snyder et al. (2015) to evaluate the tests used to evaluate neuropsychological heterogeneity in ADHD indicates that, to our knowledge, 100% of the available literature either omitted tests of working memory or measured working memory using at least one test with poor construct specificity (Biederman et al., 2004;”

    From Executive Functioning Heterogeneity in Pediatric ADHD (2019) · cites this paper as Fair et al., 2012

    The Subjects and Demographics section identifies this as an ADHD heterogeneity study whose neuropsychological battery was designed to capture working memory; the Results also identify digit span backward among its measures. Our copy does not assess whether any working-memory test had poor construct specificity or establish the citing authors’ 100% estimate across the literature. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Four cognitive ADHD subtypes were revealed in a study based on a community of children with or without ADHD.

    “Four cognitive ADHD subtypes were revealed in a study based on a community of children with or without ADHD 70 ; however, whether these subtypes predict treatment response or course remains unclear.”

    From Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2015) · cites this paper as [70]

    The Results identify four neuropsychological subgroups among typically developing children and similar profiles among children with ADHD. But the ADHD cohort yielded six groups, not four; the Atypical Neuropsychological Patterns in ADHD section explains that two additional ADHD groups appeared within the broader profiles. The citation supports the study’s finding of cognitive heterogeneity in both cohorts, but not the precise count of four ADHD subtypes. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • Etiological heterogeneity in biological and environmental factors is likely reflected in variation in neural correlates and results in diverse cognitive and behavioral profiles and developmental trajectories of ADHD.

    “The etiological heterogeneity in terms of the biological and environmental factors is likely reflected in variation in neural correlates (Nigg and Casey, 2005; Mackie et al., 2007; Fair et al., 2012; Costa Dias et al., 2013, 2015; Karalunas et al., 2014), and results in the diverse cognitive and behavioral profiles and developmental trajectories of the disorder (Halperin and Schulz, 2006; Rajendr”

    From A Review of Heterogeneity in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (2019) · cites this paper as Fair et al., 2012

    In “Current Approach Can Be Extended Across Multiple Modalities” (page unavailable), Fair et al. hypothesize that the identified ADHD subgroups have distinct brain profiles, supporting likely variation in neural correlates. The paper does not establish that heterogeneity in biological and environmental causes produces that variation; it proposes neuroimaging and genetic analyses as future extensions. The later clause about developmental trajectories is attached to other citations in the citing sentence. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Subgroup 4B lowers rather than raises diagnostic accuracy

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    The discussion says that comparing children within each subgroup increases diagnostic accuracy. Yet subgroup 4B has 61.9% accuracy, below the reported 65% accuracy for the full ADHD-versus-control comparison.

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Authors
Fair, D. A., Bathula, D., Nikolas, M. A., & Nigg, J. T.
Affiliations
  • Oregon Health & Science University (US)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IN)
  • University of Iowa (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2012-04-02
Volume
109
Issue
17
Pages
6769-6774
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2136530770
Cited by
464
References
54
Citations by year
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FWCI
23.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000128)
  • Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R00MH091238, R01MH096773, R01MH059105, R01MH086654)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, typically developing children, developmental heterogeneity, community detection, graph theory, multivariate pattern analysis, support vector machine, diagnostic classification
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Cognition, Humans, Neuropsychological Tests, Cohort Studies

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