Is Deficient Internal Speech (Anendophasia) Linked to ADHD?

00:00 Introduction to the Topic
01:00 Recent article on the web on Anendophasia
02:10 Lengthy history of studying delayed development of private or internalized self-speech in ADHD
05:08 Is ADHD linked to delayed and deficient private speech – unequivocally yes!
05:30 Defining anendophasia and understanding the psychological problems linked to it
08:29 My theory of executive functioning and ADHD includes a weakness in internal speech under the component of verbal working memory
11:23 How is ADHD related to deficient internal speech (or anendophasia)
13:44 An invitation to comment on the topic and Conclusion

This short video explores the hypothesis that ADHD may be linked to a weaker or even absent capacity for internal speech, known as anendophasia. I define the term here then discuss some of the other mental and psychological problems that have been linked to it. These difficulties are often seen in conjunction with ADHD, especially difficulties with verbal working memory that are part of the larger difficulties with executive functioning seen in ADHD. I conclude that deficient verbal working memory and private, self-directed or internal speech has been established difficulties in ADHD and therefore that this anendophasia is likely linked to ADHD. Even if the internal speech is not absent, it is likely rather poor at guiding behavior as a form of self-regulation. Let me know what you think.

References:

Inside the quiet mind: The absence of inner speech. (May, 2024) Neurosciencenews.com

Berk, L. E. & Potts, M. K. (1991). Development and functional significance of private speech among attention deficit disordered and normal boys. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 19, 357-377. https://link.springer.com/article/10....

Barkley, R. A. (1997). ADHD and the nature of self-control. New York: Guilford Publications

Barkley, R. A. (2012). Executive functions: what they are, how they work, and why they evolved. New York: Guilford Publications