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CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF ADHD
BarkleyÕs 4 types of executive function:
Barkley goes on to distinguish between two types of attention that which is Òcontingency-shapedÓ and that which is Òself-regulated and goal directedÓ (Barkley, 1999, p. 310), arguing that the former is not impaired in ADHD children, whereas the latter is impaired.