title: ADHD: Auditory and Visual Stimuli in Automatic and Controlled Processes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Deficits in ADHD executive function (EF) task have been widely documented in a number of different studies. The aim of this work is to analyze the characteristics of auditory vigilance in ADHD and control subjects in two conditions: with and without interference.
  
  
  METHODS
  in the first study the Merrill's (1992) procedure on automaticity with the dual-task interference paradigm was used; in the second study the auditory test with automatic procedure was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of the study confirm that people with ADHD show deficits in auditory vigilance tests and become less careful when interference is introduced.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results were discussed in terms of a deficit in automaticity process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cognitive Science and Education, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosa Angela
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Fabio
authors.affiliation: Department of Cognitive Science and Education, University of Messina, Italy ccastriciano@unime.it.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castriciano
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rondanini
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000503:physiopathology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D056344:Executive Function / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation
keywords: ADHD; auditory attention; executive functions (EFs)