While cued recall and serial recall aren’t impaired in ADHD brains, studies done on ADHD children and teens suggest that free recall is. Free recall, also referred to as uncued recall, is the ability to spontaneously remember something without a cue to prompt us. For example, we know we brought a jacket to school, and maybe even remember where we put it, but we’ll probably forget to grab it on our way out the door unless something (or someone) reminds us.
