Games Improving Disorders of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity

2013 ◽  
pp. 563-577
Author(s):  
Andreia Espírito Santo ◽  
Rui Rijo ◽  
João Monteiro ◽  
Inês Henriques ◽  
Ana Matos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Working Memory ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Creation

In Portugal, there are between 35 000 to 75 000 children suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The need to act prominently in children with these disorders suggests the creation of various serious games that can be executed with a computer, aiding affected children and assisting health professionals. This chapter presents two games that intend to help children to improve their capacity to speed information processing, enhance executive functions, and enhance use of working memory by performing a set of exercises presented in the form of educational games. It also enables the assisting physician to monitor the execution of these exercises. With the completion of the tasks of the games, children may, in an appealing way, improve their skills and thereby overcome their difficulties. This chapter presents the research methodology followed to the creation of the games, and the preliminary promising tests. Future research directions are also discussed.

Games Improving Disorders of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity

2012 ◽  
pp. 1160-1174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreia Espírito Santo ◽  
Rui Rijo ◽  
João Monteiro ◽  
Inês Henriques ◽  
Ana Matos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Working Memory ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Creation

In Portugal, there are between 35 000 to 75 000 children suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The need to act prominently in children with these disorders suggests the creation of various serious games that can be executed with a computer, aiding affected children and assisting health professionals. This chapter presents two games that intend to help children to improve their capacity to speed information processing, enhance executive functions, and enhance use of working memory by performing a set of exercises presented in the form of educational games. It also enables the assisting physician to monitor the execution of these exercises. With the completion of the tasks of the games, children may, in an appealing way, improve their skills and thereby overcome their difficulties. This chapter presents the research methodology followed to the creation of the games, and the preliminary promising tests. Future research directions are also discussed.

scholarly journals Medication Strategies in Childhood Aggression: A Review

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 367-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindley Bassarath
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Mood Disorders ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Childhood Aggression ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Future Research Directions

Objective: To review studies of psychopharmacological management of aggression in common childhood psychiatric disorders. Method: Using OVID software, we searched Medline for studies that were undertaken in the last 30 years. Controlled and uncontrolled data are summarized for each condition. Results: A paucity of evidence-based information currently exists. Even so, specific indications from the existing literature can be suggested for several classes of psychotropics, particularly in conduct disorder (CD), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), mood disorders, and other conditions. Conclusions: Clinicians can use findings from reviewed controlled and, where necessary, uncontrolled studies to inform pharmacologic practice. This review offers suggestions for future research directions that will aid clinical practice.

scholarly journals Teaching Vocabulary to Indonesian Young CHildren with ADHD

JET ADI BUANA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (01) ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
Titah Kinasih ◽  
Dyah Rochmawati
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Young Learners ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
Future Research Directions

The aim of the present study is investigating (1) the current teaching techniques of teaching English vocabulary for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity, and (2) the difficulties faced by the teachers in teaching English vocabulary for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity. This survey research employed oral interviews, questionnaire and observation schemes as instruments for data collection. The result of this study indicates that the current techniques employed flashcards, pictures, songs, storytelling. the use of electronic media  were the most preferably common techniques in teaching young learners vocabulary. The techniques were sometimes adapted and combined. The difficulties encountered by the teachers were the students’ extensive native language, being uncooperative, inability to stay focused. This study provides some suggestions for they need to be equipped with the methodology of teaching vocabulary for student with such a learning disability. This disability can lead to difficulties in understanding and using language for communication and interaction. Having adequate knowledge of such methodology brings about the equal chances for such students to earn learning success. The article ends up with implications for practice and future research directions. Keywords: teaching; vocabulary; students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

scholarly journals Overcoming Obstacles to Education: The Experience of Women University Students Diagnosed with Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-147
Author(s):  
Sonya Corbin Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Postsecondary Institutions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Phenomenological Methodology

Much of the research on Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) has been conducted with male children, resulting in limited knowledge of the disorder in females and adults. Even though increasing numbers of students with the disorder are entering postsecondary institutions, AD/HD in this population is an understudied area. A hermeneutic phenomenological methodology was chosen to explore the experience of eight women university students diagnosed with AD/HD. Two themes describing obstacles to their education, Robbed of Time and Thoughts Like a Rubber Ball, were identified. Strategies and treatment issues, implications for educators and mental health professionals, and directions for future research are considered.

Good Holders, Bad Shufflers: An Examination of Working Memory Processes and Modalities in Children with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley N. Simone ◽  
Anne-Claude V. Bédard ◽  
David J. Marks ◽  
Jeffrey M. Halperin
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Working Memory ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Digit Span ◽  
Specific Pattern ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Group Condition ◽  
Visual Spatial

AbstractThe aim of this study was to examine working memory (WM) modalities (visual-spatial and auditory-verbal) and processes (maintenance and manipulation) in children with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The sample consisted of 63 8-year-old children with ADHD and an age- and sex-matched non-ADHD comparison group (N=51). Auditory-verbal and visual-spatial WM were assessed using the Digit Span and Spatial Span subtests from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Integrated - Fourth Edition. WM maintenance and manipulation were assessed via forward and backward span indices, respectively. Data were analyzed using a 3-way Group (ADHD vs. non-ADHD)×Modality (Auditory-Verbal vs. Visual-Spatial)×Condition (Forward vs. Backward) Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Secondary analyses examined differences between Combined and Predominantly Inattentive ADHD presentations. Significant Group×Condition (p=.02) and Group×Modality (p=.03) interactions indicated differentially poorer performance by those with ADHD on backward relative to forward and visual-spatial relative to auditory-verbal tasks, respectively. The 3-way interaction was not significant. Analyses targeting ADHD presentations yielded a significant Group×Condition interaction (p=.009) such that children with ADHD-Predominantly Inattentive Presentation performed differentially poorer on backward relative to forward tasks compared to the children with ADHD-Combined Presentation. Findings indicate a specific pattern of WM weaknesses (i.e., WM manipulation and visual-spatial tasks) for children with ADHD. Furthermore, differential patterns of WM performance were found for children with ADHD-Predominantly Inattentive versus Combined Presentations. (JINS, 2016, 22, 1–11)

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