A pilot study: Force control on ball throwing in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Mindfulness in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Abstract Background: The current study aims to investigate the effects of mindfulness on attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD). Attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder is a kind of neurodevelopmental disorder which affects different aspects of life. Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have problem with working memory, response inhibition, attention and socia...

Effect of omega-3 supplementation on hyperactivity, oxidative stress in children with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder

Introduction: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affect ~ 5% of school – aged children. This condition is associated commonly with difficulties in learning,behaviore, and psychosocial adjustment that persist into adulthood. Mounting evidence suggests that a lack of certain polyunsaturated fatty and stress oxidatie may contribute to neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders...

Motor Performance in Relation with Sustained Attention in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Objective: Present study compares relationship between motor performance, sustained attention and impulse control in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and normal children. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study, 21 boys with ADHD and 21 normal boys in the age range of 7- 10 years old were participated. Motor performance by using Bruininks Oseretsky Test ...

Interference control in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

The view that Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is associated with a diminished ability to control interference is controversial and based exclusively on results of (verbal)-visual interference tasks, primarily the Stroop Color Word task. The present study compares medication-naïve children with ADHD (n = 35 and n = 51 in Experiments 1 and 2, respectively) with normal controls (n ...

Treating children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.