Clock drawing performance in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Clock face drawing in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

The clock drawing test has been found to be sensitive to visual-spatial perception, graphomotor skills, verbal reasoning, and executive functioning in adult patient populations, as well as frontal lobe maturation in normal children. Our study is among the first to assess the use of clock drawing as a neuropsychological measure in the pediatric population. Participants included 41 children with ...

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 ...

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...

Treating children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Maternal Anxiety and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children

Background & aim:  According to the previous studies, anxiety along with some other psychiatric disorders is common among mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Since maternal anxiety affects mother-child interactions, early treatment plays an important role in the prognosis of ADHD in children. This study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal a...