Cognitive Training for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Developmental Delays

Cognitive Training Effects for Preschool Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Developmental Delays

To explore whether children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and developmental delays who receive cognitive training and conventional rehabilitation can improve executive function more than traditional rehabilitation alone. A magnetoencephalographic examination will be arranged to explore how brain network activation works.

Research method: 20 preschool children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and developmental delays under rehabilitation therapy will be collected. They will be randomly assigned to the experimental group (receiving rehabilitation therapy and three times per week for 15 minutes, a total of 12 weeks of interactive cognitive training) and the control group (receiving rehabilitation therapy only). Therapeutic effects will be evaluated.

Research method: 20 preschool children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and developmental delays under rehabilitation therapy will be collected. They will be randomly assigned to the experimental group (receiving rehabilitation therapy and three times per week for 15 minutes, a total of 12 weeks of interactive cognitive training) and the control group (receiving rehabilitation therapy only). Therapeutic effects will be evaluated, including Sensory Profile, Swanson, Nolan and Pelham version IV, Conners Kiddie Continuous Performance test, Chinese Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory, and Chinese version of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV; and physical health conditions, including Pediatric Daily Occupation Scale, Pediatric Outcome Data Collection Instrument (PODCI), Child Health Questionnaire- Parent Form, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)will be evaluated by an investigator who is blinded to the group's allocation at before treatment and after 12 weeks of treatment. All participants will be investigated by magnetoencephalography (MEG) to identify the brain network connectivity while performing different tasks before and after 12 weeks of treatment. Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging will be performed for brain mapping.

Possible results: The study will shed light on therapeutic effects and brain network connectivity by cognitive training for preschool children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and developmental delays.

Inclusion Criteria:

• preschool children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and developmental delays under regular rehabilitation programs intelligence quotient 70 or greater

Exclusion Criteria:

• age less than 4 or greater than 6 metal in teeth intelligence quotient less than 70