“…Tasks assessing aspects of executive functions have been shown to be particularly sensitive measures for the detection of cognitive impairments of adult patients with ADHD. While concept formation, planning, and problem-solving abilities have been shown to be undisturbed in these patients, impairments of attention, working memory, impulsivity, shifting and divergent thinking have been observed (Corbett & Stanczak, 1999;Dinn, Robbins, & Harris, 2001;Downey, Stelson, Pomerleau, & Giordani, 1997;Gansler et al, 1998;Holdnack, Moberg, Arnold, Gur, & Gur, 1995;Hopkins, Perlman, Hechtman, & Weiss, 1979;Horton, 1996;Katz, Wood, Goldstein, Auchenbach, & Geckle, 1998;Kovner et al, 1998;Mattes, Boswell, & Oliver, 1984;Matochik, Rumsey, Zametkin, Hamburger, & Cohen, 1996;Riordan et al, 1999;Seidman, Biederman, Weber, Hatch, & Faraone, 1998;Silverstein, Como, Palumbo, West, & Osborn, 1995;Taylor & Miller, 1997;Weyandt, Rice, Linterman, Mitzlaff, & Emert, 1998).…”