Executive Function Training for Children and Adolescents

Inclusion Criteria

• 12-17 years old.
• Child must have a caregiver (parent/guardian) who is available to participate as a training aide.
• Child and parent/caregiver are able to understand/speak adequate English or Spanish to follow and participate in study procedures
• Both child and parent/guardian are willing to give informed consent/assent, be randomized to either intervention condition, and be willing to follow the assigned study protocol.
• \~50% of the participants: Meet criteria for ADHD DSM-5 diagnosis.

Exclusion Criteria

• Child is taking ADHD medication/stimulants.
• Child has been formally identified as intellectually disabled.
• Abnormal visual acuity or hearing challenges that are prohibitive to participating in the intervention/assessment.
• History of organic mental disorders (conditions or disturbances that may be caused by injuries and/or neurodegenerative diseases affecting brain tissues), psychosis, history of autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, or active substance use or suicidal ideation (such individuals will be referred to psychiatric services).
• Major sensory or motor impairment that would preclude valid cognitive testing.
• Participants with color blindness, if they are unable to discriminate the task relevant stimuli.
• Populations considered vulnerable such as wards and those with neurological or other health conditions that may prevent the ability to give informed consent.