Attention & Executive Function
On the NEPSY-II Auditory Attention subtest, 25% of patients (total n =
57) performed at one SD or more below the mean (i.e., scaled
score ≤ 6), while 18% of patients (total n = 38) performed in this
range on the Response Set subtest. Both NEPSY-II subtests were
correlated with cognitive mean scores, while only Response Set was
associated with academic mean scores. For a review of WISC-V, WJ-4, and
NEPSY-2 scores, see Table 2.
On the BRIEF-2, parent report suggested 20% of patients had executive
functioning concerns in the mildly to clinically elevated range (T score
≤ 60). On the Conners-3, parent report suggested that 20% of patients
had concerns with inattention, 12% had concerns related to
hyperactivity, and 31% had concerns related to executive functioning.
For review of mean scores, see Table 3. Parent report of executive
functioning (on the BRIEF-2 and Conners-3) and attention concerns (on
the Conners-3) were correlated with one another, but not associated with
cognitive or academic mean scores.