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Volume 3
Journal of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience
Neurology 2019 | Neuropsychology 2019 | Drug Delivery Summit 2019
June 24-25, 2019
June 24-25, 2019 | Rome, Italy
Neurology and Healthcare
3
rd
WorldDrug Delivery and Formulations Summit
Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
4
th
International Conference on
International Conference on
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Social cognition in young adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Nirmayorlanda García García
and
Guillermina Yáñez Téllez
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
Introduction:
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) begins in childhood and persists in more than 50% until adult
life, inducing difficulties in the work, academic achievement and personal relationships; some of these can be explained by
Social Cognition Deficiencies (SCD). Outcomes of studies about SCD in ADHD have not been consistent due to poor control
of variables such as the subtype of ADHD and comorbidities. The purpose of this study was to describe and compare the social
cognition profile in young adults with and without ADHD.
Method:
It is a cross-sectional, descriptive-comparative study with a sample of 10 young adults withADHD and 10 healthy
controls.Asa measure for emotional processing, social reasoning and decision making the Social Cognition in OlderAdults
Battery (Cogsoc- AM) was used and to evaluate theory of mind, Faux Pas Recognition Test (Adult Version) was applied.
Results:
Statistically significant differences were found in the domains of theory of mind (p=.004), emotional processing
(p=.047), causes (p=.003) and social judgment (p=.009).
Conclusions:
The group with ADHD showed significantly lower scores in specific domains of social reasoning (causes
and social judgment), failures in emotional processing (specially in negative expressions) and theory of mind compared
to the healthy control group. SCD may be the cause of troubles in their personal relationships.
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