The present dataset contains the following variables referred to 43 children participating to a cross sectional study. - ID = subject's identifier - group = subject's group (ctrl=control group, adhd = attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder) - diagnosis1, diagnosis2, diagnosis3 = possible comorbid diagnosis - sex = subject's biological gender (m=male, f=female) - age = subject's age in years - ses = socio-economic status - FSIQ = Full Scale Intelligence Quotient - CPRS_ADHDindex = Conners Parent Rating Scale, ADHD Index Scale - *_CBCL (columns K:S)= Child Behavior Checklist/6-18, syndromes scales scores (T-points). Note: DysregulationProfile is the sum of "AnxDep", "Attention", "Aggressive". - Columns T:AY = NIRS activation data. Note: HbO=Oxyhemoglobin; HbR=Deoxyhemoglobin; PF=prefrontal; F=frontal; sx=left;dx=right; Pos=Positive task condition; Dist=Distorted task condition; Neg=Negative task condition; Neu=Neutral task condition. - Columns BB:BO = computerized task performances. Note: Pos=Positive task condition; Dist=Distorted task condition; Neg=Negative task condition; Neu=Neutral task condition; mRThit=reaction time for hits, mean value; sdRThit=reaction time for hits, standard deviation; err=number of commission errors; miss=number of omission errors.

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This work was supported by the Italian Ministry of Health (Ricerca Corrente 2020 MIMOSA, Grant No. 504, to Dr Nobile). Eleonora Maggioni was supported by the Fondazione Cariplo (grant No. 2016- 0908).