“…Many of the observed characteristics related to ADHD may be due to normative individual difference variables, such as cognitive or intellectual style (Zhang & Sternberg, 2005), or other clinical conditions (e.g., mood disorders; Cotrena, Branco, Shansis, & Fonseca, 2016;Rock, Roiser, Riedel, & Blackwell, 2014). However, the confluence of the particular set of characteristics assessed by the Brown ADD Scales has been suggested to be unique to ADHD (Rucklidge & Tannock, 2002).…”