UK Cognitive development campaign

Attention

Executive functions ​

Memory ​

It is the ability of actively processing specific information, while ignoring distractors in the surrounding. Children with attentional problems may find it difficult to sustain or shift their attention, frequently make careless mistakes, fail to complete tasks, and struggle to stay organised.

Executive functions are a set of cognitive processes – involving areas such as cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, and reasoning ,that help us learn new information, plan our time, inhibit impulses, and solve problems.

Children with memory deficits may struggle with learning, fail to plan more than one step ahead, forget appointments or activities, loose the thread in social conversations, and have trouble creating a coherent sense of self.

WRAML-3

Conner’s 4

Brown EF/A

Cogmed

D-KEFS​

NEPSY-II

Weschler scales

NEPSY-II

Brown EF/A

In accordance with diagnostic criteria for ADHD in DSM-5 and with focus on symptom severity, this rating scale assess a wide range of executive functions and attention in children and adults. ​

Wechsler scales

This internationally renowned family of intelligence test for children – including for example WISC-V, WPPSI-IV and WNV – are known for their strong psychometric properties, strong floors and ceilings, and their ability to give you a broad understanding of a child’s cognitive abilities. Working memory features as a key measure in several assessments of the Wechsler scales.

NEPSY-II

A comprehensive test for assessing neuropsychological functions – including memory and working memory functions – in children aged 3-16 years, in which the choice of subtests can be bespoke to the child’s situation.

NEPSY-II

A comprehensive test for assessing neuropsychological functions – including attention and executive functions – in children aged 3-16 years, in which the choice of subtests can be bespoke to the child’s situation. ​

WRAML-3

This flexible assessment of short- and long-term memory is equally suitable for young children and elderly people, has updated norms and includes additional measures of attention and working

Conner’s 4

This leading ADHD rating scale for children and youth aged 8-18 years is an invaluable part of any ADHD assessment! The fourth version has increased accuracy, updated norms, superior quantification of quantification and increased inclusivity. A key measure is the Inattention/Executive dysfunction scale.

Cogmed

With an innovative game design, this unique training programme help individuals aged 4 years and above to improve their attention and working memory capacities.

D-KEFS

With nine stand-alone tests, D-KEFS enables a comprehensive assessment of key executive and neuropsychological functions in individuals aged 8–89 years.