Comparing the effectiveness of drug therapy, motion-perceptual exercises and their combination on attentive functionin in children age 6-12 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

The purpose of this research was comparing the effectiveness of drug therapy, motion-perceptual exercises and their combination on attentive function in children between 6 to 12 years old with attention- hyperactivity disorder. In this Semi-empirical study, three groups were selected including 12 girls and boys (6- 12 years old) with attention/hyperactivity disorde. To collect data Conners Parents Rating Scale, CBCL, Continious performance test, and Bruninks – Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency were used. The selected motion program included motion-perceptual exercises and was implemented over 18 sessions within 6 weeks and the selected metions, Ritalinica & Respridoon, were prescribed. With 95% confidence level, there was significant difference in components of Continues Performance test (attention deficit, impulsivity and reaction time) before and after implementing motion-perceptual exercises. Data analysis using ANOVA to evaluate the effectiveness of each method and subjects ANOVA to test the difference between mean scores of subjects in the Subcomponents continuous performance test for comparison of various methods was used in treatment. There were no significant differences in all components of CPT test in cdifferent methods and. The results showed no significant differences with 95% confidence level between effectiveness of drug therapy groups, motionperceptual exercises and combination method and it was confirmed that the effectiveness of methods (attention deficit, impulsivity and reaction time) is similar to the other.