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  • Dean’s Blog: How I dealt with my “connection anxiety” while going from paper-pencil to digital testing.

    by Dr. Dean Delis

    I have a confession to make. During the early years that the Pearson research team and I were developing the D-KEFS™ Advanced (all-digital tests of executive functions), I was reluctant to use digital assessments in my private practice. I felt a bit hypocritical; here we were striving to create state-of-the-art digital tests of executive functions, yet in my own practice, I was clinging to tried-and-true print versions of tests, even for questionnaires like the MMPI-3®.

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  • Going All-Digital with the D-KEFS Advanced

    by Dr. Dean Delis

    I’m excited to announce the launch of the D-KEFS™ Advanced. The original D-KEFS™, published in 2001, arrived on the eve of the mobile digital revolution. By 2009, as we began planning its revision, we explored how best to harness this rapidly evolving technology. Our solution was to “go all in” by developing exclusively digital tests of executive functions, freeing ourselves from the constraints of producing equivalent paper-and-pencil versions.

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  • Choosing the right assessments is crucial for diagnosing ADHD in adults

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    A man and a woman sit closely together, looking at a laptop screen with a rising graph, indicating a focus on data or analytics.

    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is often considered a childhood disorder that diminishes in adulthood. But it can also be diagnosed in adults.

    In the United States, 15.5 million adults have been diagnosed with ADHD or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. More than half who received their diagnosis in adulthood experience symptoms that include trouble paying close attention to details, sustaining attention, following instructions, forgetfulness, talking excessively and/or interrupting.

    “There used to be an old saying that people who had ADHD would grow out of it,” explains clinical psychologist Patrick Moran. “I think what really happened is that they would learn compensatory coping skills so that they could do some of the downregulation with their emotions and behaviors. In essence, they just got better at managing it, so it was less obvious to the external observer.”

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  • What’s new with the WAIS-5?

    by Erin Gunelson MBA, Senior Product Manager

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    There’s a lot happening over here as we develop the new WAIS-5. We wanted to share our latest updates as we get closer to releasing this new assessment. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale®, Fifth Edition (WAIS®-5) is the most advanced psychometric measure of cognitive abilities and now it can be administered in less time. And that is not all! WAIS-5 also features updated norms, expanded clinical utility, and improved user experience.

    Check out the latest details on these enhancements, plus learn about five of the new subtests.

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