All Outputs (74)

Sham-controlled trial of tDCS for attention in pediatric acquired brain injury: Characterising response variability with HD-EEG connectivity and E-field modelling (2025)
Journal Article
Stein, A., Caulfield, K. A., Singh, M., Riddle, J., Friehs, M. A., Craven, M. P., Groom, M. J., Iyer, K. K., & Barlow, K. M. (2025). Sham-controlled trial of tDCS for attention in pediatric acquired brain injury: Characterising response variability with HD-EEG connectivity and E-field modelling. Pediatric Neurology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.06.005

Background
Approximately 1 in 4 children who sustain an acquired brain injury (ABI) have attention difficulties impacting education, employment, and community participation. These difficulties arise from dysfunction in attention-related brain networ... Read More about Sham-controlled trial of tDCS for attention in pediatric acquired brain injury: Characterising response variability with HD-EEG connectivity and E-field modelling.

Safety, Feasibility, and Tolerability of Ten Days of At-Home, Remotely Supervised tDCS During Gamified Attention Training in Children with Acquired Brain Injury: An Open-Label, Dose-Controlled Pilot Trial (2025)
Journal Article
Stein, A., Riddle, J., Caulfield, K. A., Dux, P. E., Friehs, M. A., Schroeder, P. A., Craven, M. P., Groom, M. J., Iyer, K. K., & Barlow, K. M. (2025). Safety, Feasibility, and Tolerability of Ten Days of At-Home, Remotely Supervised tDCS During Gamified Attention Training in Children with Acquired Brain Injury: An Open-Label, Dose-Controlled Pilot Trial. Brain Sciences, 15(6), Article 561. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15060561

Background/Objectives: Chronic attention problems occur in approximately 25% of children after acquired brain injury (ABI). When delivered daily, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may improve attention; however, access to daily in-clinic... Read More about Safety, Feasibility, and Tolerability of Ten Days of At-Home, Remotely Supervised tDCS During Gamified Attention Training in Children with Acquired Brain Injury: An Open-Label, Dose-Controlled Pilot Trial.

The power of words: respectful language in ADHD research (2025)
Journal Article
French, B., Dekkers, T. J., Barclay, I., Black, M. H., Bölte, S., Daley, D., Ernst, J., Groom, M., Van Hulst, B. M., De Jong, M., Kaiser, A., Kerner Auch Koener, J., Kuntsi, J., Michelini, G., Price, A., Purper-Ouakil, D., Rijmen, J., Wiersema, J. R., Wynchank, D., & Martin, J. (in press). The power of words: respectful language in ADHD research. Lancet Psychiatry,

Language is powerful. It reflects and shapes our understanding of the difficulties people face, the paradigms in which researchers and clinicians operate, as well as societal perceptions and the expectations of those with lived experiences. Here, we... Read More about The power of words: respectful language in ADHD research.

ImproviNg Tic services in EnglaND: A multi-method study to explore existing healthcare service provision for children and young people with tics and Tourette Syndrome (2025)
Journal Article
Rattu, N. R., Hall, S. S., Hall, C. L., Murphy, T., Kilgariff, J., James, N., McNally, E., Jeayes, A., Khan, K., Rimmer, S., Thomson, L., & Groom, M. J. (in press). ImproviNg Tic services in EnglaND: A multi-method study to explore existing healthcare service provision for children and young people with tics and Tourette Syndrome. BMJ Mental Health,

Background: Timely access to diagnostic assessment and treatment is essential to improve function and mitigate the risk of poor long-term outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with tics.
Objective: This study aimed to explore i) how tic servi... Read More about ImproviNg Tic services in EnglaND: A multi-method study to explore existing healthcare service provision for children and young people with tics and Tourette Syndrome.

A 10-week remote monitoring study of sleep features and their variability in individuals with and without ADHD (2025)
Journal Article
Denyer, H., Carr, E., Deng, Q., Asherson, P., Bilbow, A., Folarin, A., Groom, M. J., Hollis, C., Sankesara, H., Dobson, R. J., & Kuntsi, J. (2025). A 10-week remote monitoring study of sleep features and their variability in individuals with and without ADHD. BMC Psychiatry, 25, Article 294. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06729-z

Background
People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often report disturbed sleep, as well as co-occurring symptoms of anxiety and depression. Yet studies employing objective assessments often do not show as many sleep disturbances... Read More about A 10-week remote monitoring study of sleep features and their variability in individuals with and without ADHD.

At-home tDCS in children with acquired brain injury: a dose-controlled feasibility study (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stein, A., Riddle, J., Caulfield, K., Dux, P., Friehs, M., Schroeder, P., Craven, M., Groom, M., Iyer, K., & Barlow, K. (2025, February). At-home tDCS in children with acquired brain injury: a dose-controlled feasibility study. Presented at 6th International Brain Stimulation Meeting, Kobe, Japan

Following acquired brain injury (ABI), 25% of children experience chronic attention difficulties. Repeated transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may improve attention, however daily clinic visits are burdensome due to concurrent therapy, ong... Read More about At-home tDCS in children with acquired brain injury: a dose-controlled feasibility study.

The Impact of Motivation on Sustained Attention in Very Preterm and Term-born Children: An ERP Study (2025)
Journal Article
Retzler, J., Groom, M. J., Johnson, S., & Cragg, L. (2025). The Impact of Motivation on Sustained Attention in Very Preterm and Term-born Children: An ERP Study. Journal of Attention Disorders, 29(7), 569-588. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547251313888

Objective:
To compare the effect of motivational features on sustained attention in children born very preterm and at term.

Method:
EEG was recorded while 34 8-to-11-year-old children born very preterm and 34 term-born peers completed two varian... Read More about The Impact of Motivation on Sustained Attention in Very Preterm and Term-born Children: An ERP Study.

Oculomotor Function in Children and Adolescents with Autism, ADHD or Co-occurring Autism and ADHD (2025)
Journal Article
Forbes, E. J., Tiego, J., Langmead, J., Unruh, K. E., Mosconi, M. W., Finlay, A., Kallady, K., Maclachlan, L., Moses, M., Cappel, K., Knott, R., Chau, T., Sindhu, V. P. M., Bellato, A., Groom, M. J., Kerestes, R., Bellgrove, M. A., & Johnson, B. P. (2025). Oculomotor Function in Children and Adolescents with Autism, ADHD or Co-occurring Autism and ADHD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06718-3

Oculomotor characteristics, including accuracy, timing, and sensorimotor processing, are considered sensitive intermediate phenotypes for understanding the etiology of neurodevelopmental conditions, such as autism and ADHD. Oculomotor characteristics... Read More about Oculomotor Function in Children and Adolescents with Autism, ADHD or Co-occurring Autism and ADHD.

Systematic review—understanding the barriers and facilitators experienced by healthcare professionals in providing care for tics: a mixed methods systematic review of clinical knowledge, attitudes, and practices (2024)
Journal Article
Parker, A., French, B., Groom, M. J., & Hall, C. L. (2024). Systematic review—understanding the barriers and facilitators experienced by healthcare professionals in providing care for tics: a mixed methods systematic review of clinical knowledge, attitudes, and practices. BMC Medical Education, 24, Article 1403. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06369-z

Tic disorders (TDs) have a prevalence of approximately 1%, and while various therapies have demonstrated effectiveness, people with tics and their families report a lack of understanding by healthcare professionals (HCPs). This systematic review incl... Read More about Systematic review—understanding the barriers and facilitators experienced by healthcare professionals in providing care for tics: a mixed methods systematic review of clinical knowledge, attitudes, and practices.

Commentary: Using QbTest for monitoring pharmacological treatment response in ADHD – are we there yet? (2024)
Journal Article
Bellato, A., Parlatini, V., Groom, M. J., Hall, C. L., Hollis, C., Simonoff, E., Thapar, A., & Cortese, S. (2025). Commentary: Using QbTest for monitoring pharmacological treatment response in ADHD – are we there yet?. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 66(2), 266-270. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14071

Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) exhibit varied responses to pharmacological treatments (e.g. stimulants and non-stimulants). Accurately and promptly detecting treatment-related improvements, response failure, or deter... Read More about Commentary: Using QbTest for monitoring pharmacological treatment response in ADHD – are we there yet?.

A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach (2024)
Journal Article
Hall, S. S., McKenzie, C., Thomson, L., Ingall, B.-R., Groom, M. J., McGlennon, N., Dines-Allen, M., & Hall, C. L. (2024). A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), Article 1201. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11693-7

Background: QbTest is a commercially available, computerised test of attention, impulsivity, and activity designed to assist with the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Health Innovation East Midlands (formerly East Midland... Read More about A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach.

Policy Brief: Access to care for neurodiversity - ADHD and Tourette Syndrome (2024)
Report
French, B., & Groom, M. (2024). Policy Brief: Access to care for neurodiversity - ADHD and Tourette Syndrome. University of Nottingham

Around 15-20% of the population is neurodivergent. Despite this, access to diagnoses and care for neurodivergent people is problematic and there is inconsistent support across the UK.

Research at the University of Nottingham focuses on the impor... Read More about Policy Brief: Access to care for neurodiversity - ADHD and Tourette Syndrome.

The impacts associated with having ADHD: an umbrella review (2024)
Journal Article
French, B., Nalbant, G., Wright, H., Sayal, K., Daley, D., Groom, M. J., Cassidy, S., & Hall, C. L. (2024). The impacts associated with having ADHD: an umbrella review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, Article 1343314. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1343314

Introduction: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects up to 5% of the population and is characterised by symptoms of impulsivity, hyperactivity and inattention. These symptoms are significantly impairing and carry additional risks for... Read More about The impacts associated with having ADHD: an umbrella review.

Associations of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with cognitive function, self-control, and resilience in young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (2024)
Journal Article
Sibbick, E., Boat, R., Sarkar, M., Johnston, J. P., Groom, M., Williams, R. A., Dring, K. J., Sun, F.-H., & Cooper, S. B. (2024). Associations of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with cognitive function, self-control, and resilience in young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Advanced Exercise and Health Science, 1(1), 51-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aehs.2024.01.003

The aim of the present study was to investigate if physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness influence cognition, self-control, and resilience in young people with ADHD. Fifty-four children with ADHD (12.8 ± 1.4 y) completed questionnaires to a... Read More about Associations of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with cognitive function, self-control, and resilience in young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Identifying Digital Markers of ADHD in a Remote Monitoring Setting: Prospective Observational Study (2023)
Journal Article
Sankesara, H., Denyer, H., Sun, S., Deng, Q., Ranjan, Y., Conde, P., Rashid, Z., Asherson, P., Bilbow, A., Groom, M., Hollis, C., Dobson, R. J., Folarin, A., & Kuntsi, J. (2025). Identifying Digital Markers of ADHD in a Remote Monitoring Setting: Prospective Observational Study. JMIR Formative Research, 9, Article e54531. https://doi.org/10.2196/54531

Background:
The symptoms and associated characteristics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are typically assessed in person at a clinic or in a research lab. Mobile health offers a new approach to obtaining additional passively and c... Read More about Identifying Digital Markers of ADHD in a Remote Monitoring Setting: Prospective Observational Study.

Social anxiety is more likely to influence reputation management decisions than autistic traits (2023)
Journal Article
Dubey, I., Groom, M., Tahir, A., & Hamilton, A. (2024). Social anxiety is more likely to influence reputation management decisions than autistic traits. Autism Research, 17(1), 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3040

People manage their social reputation by selectively sharing achievements, thereby shaping the way others think about them. Autistic traits and social anxiety may have opposing impacts on reputation management. This study aimed to identify the influe... Read More about Social anxiety is more likely to influence reputation management decisions than autistic traits.

Practitioner Review: Clinical utility of the QbTest for the assessment and diagnosis of ADHD: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Bellato, A., Hall, C. L., Groom, M. J., Simonoff, E., Thapar, A., Hollis, C., & Cortese, S. (2024). Practitioner Review: Clinical utility of the QbTest for the assessment and diagnosis of ADHD: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 65(6), 845-861. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13901

Background
Several computerised cognitive tests (e.g. continuous performance test) have been developed to support the clinical assessment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Here, we appraised the evidence-base underpinning the use o... Read More about Practitioner Review: Clinical utility of the QbTest for the assessment and diagnosis of ADHD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Patients’ experience of accessing support for tics from primary care in the UK: an online mixed-methods survey (2023)
Journal Article
Marino, C., Khan, K., Groom, M. J., Hall, S. S., Anderson, S., Mcnally, E., Murphy, T., & Hall, C. L. (2023). Patients’ experience of accessing support for tics from primary care in the UK: an online mixed-methods survey. BMC Health Services Research, 23, Article 788. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09753-5

Background
Tics are common in children and young people and may persist into adulthood. Tics can cause challenges with social, occupational, physical, and academic functioning. The current study explores the perceptions of adults with tics and paren... Read More about Patients’ experience of accessing support for tics from primary care in the UK: an online mixed-methods survey.

Relationship between autonomic arousal and attention orienting in children and adolescents with ADHD, autism and co-occurring ADHD and autism (2023)
Journal Article
Bellato, A., Arora, I., Kochhar, P., Ropar, D., Hollis, C., & Groom, M. J. (2023). Relationship between autonomic arousal and attention orienting in children and adolescents with ADHD, autism and co-occurring ADHD and autism. Cortex, 166, 306-321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2023.06.002

Introduction
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may be characterized by different profiles of visual attention orienting. However, there are also many inconsistent findings emerging from the literature... Read More about Relationship between autonomic arousal and attention orienting in children and adolescents with ADHD, autism and co-occurring ADHD and autism.

Risks Associated With Undiagnosed ADHD and/or Autism: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review (2023)
Journal Article
French, B., Daley, D., Groom, M., & Cassidy, S. (2023). Risks Associated With Undiagnosed ADHD and/or Autism: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review. Journal of Attention Disorders, 27(12), 1393-1410. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547231176862

Background: The two most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders—Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism (ASD)—(ASD/ADHD) strongly impact individuals’ functions. This is worsened when individuals are undiagnosed and risks such as in... Read More about Risks Associated With Undiagnosed ADHD and/or Autism: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review.