Parent experiences of their children's diagnosis with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or both conditions.

A comparison of parents' experiences of getting a diagnosis for their child with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and both diagnoses can inform our understanding of common and unique themes across these neurodevelopmental conditions. A quantitative and qualitative online anonymous survey of 288 New Zealand parents of children diagnosed with autism ( = 111), ADHD ( = 93), or both conditions ( = 84) was conducted. Open-ended questions were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.

Disrupted waiting behavior in ADHD: exploring the impact of reward availability and predictive cues.

Altered motivational processing is purported to contribute to ADHD symptoms. A stronger preference for immediate over delayed reward is well documented in ADHD. However, little attention has been paid to children's capacity to withhold responding until a "better" reward becomes available, and their actions while waiting.

Shared Predictors of Academic Achievement in Children with ADHD: A Multi-Sample Study.

Objective: To identify common and shared predictors of academic achievement across samples of children with ADHD.

Method: Two clinically referred samples from New Zealand (1  = 88, 82% boys; 2  = 121, 79% boys) and two community samples from the United States (3  = 111, 65% boys; 4  = 114, 69% boys), completed similar diagnostic, cognitive and academic assessments. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses identified significant predictors of word reading, spelling, and math computation performance in each sample.