title: Video game performances are preserved in ADHD children compared with controls.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Although ADHD and excessive video game playing have received some attention, few studies have explored the performances of ADHD children when playing video games. The authors hypothesized that performances of ADHD children would be as good as those of control children in motivating video games tasks but not in the Continuous Performance Test II (CPT II).
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 26 ADHD children and 16 control children. Performances of ADHD and control children were compared on three commercially available games, on the repetition of every game, and on the CPT II.
  
  
  RESULTS
  ADHD children had lower performances on the CPT II than did controls, but they exhibited equivalent performances to controls when playing video games at both sessions and on all three games.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When playing video games, ADHD children present no difference in inhibitory performances compared with control children. This demonstrates that cognitive difficulties in ADHD are task dependent.
authors.affiliation: Pôle Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Bordeaux, France Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France stephanie.bioulac@chu-bordeaux.fr.
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bioulac
authors.affiliation: Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lallemand
authors.affiliation: Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: Colette
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fabrigoule
authors.affiliation: Pôle Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: Anne-Laure
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Thoumy
authors.affiliation: Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Philip
authors.affiliation: Pôle Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: Manuel Pierre
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Bouvard
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D018910:Video Games