Effect of a Visual Tracking Intervention on Attention and Behavior of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Abstract
:Introduction
Methods
Participants
Design
Materials
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
Continuous Performance Test
Visual-Motor Skills Test-Revised
Procedure
- a)
- Isolation of neck and eye movement (head stabilization) to promote stability of posture, because visual perception in ADHD is affected by fidgeting and hyperactivity.
- b)
- Promotion of awareness about eye movements and pursuit by the utilization of variation in the orientation and direction components in exercises.
- c)
- Promotion of time perception and patience, because children with ADHD suffer from time aversion and temporal dysregulation that emerges as commission errors in sustained attention tests, for example, the CPT (continuous performance test).
- d)
- Promotion of attention to the environment and working memory to give priority and value to important items and disregard unwanted stimuli to decrease distractions.
- Isolated neck and eye movement (tracking and pursuit) together with vestibular exercises on a tilt board in a standing position: In these tasks, the child holds their head in a fixed position and follows a moving target (laser pointer), reporting what stimuli suddenly appear on a screen and where they were located.
- Tracking simple and colourful / unicolor /complicated lines in vertical, horizontal or diagonal orientation respectively with a laser pointer: The child holds their head in a fixed position (while standing) and follows lines with a laser pointer based on verbal instructions from the therapist related to stimulus position and speed.
- Number-based saccadic task with presentationspeed variation (slow, medium, and fast): Numbers randomly appear at the center of a screen and children are asked to name the numbers as soon as they see them.
- Reporting on images during distraction: Four colored light bulbs are automatically switched on and off every 5 s at 4 corners of a screen. At the same time, pictures are displayed at different orientations on the screen and the child has to name the picture or search in the picture for the requested component. During this activity, the child's head is held in a fixed position by a chin board.
- Search of the environment by the torch in darkness: The therapist places cards and toys in the room including pasting pictures on the walls and then asks the child to find them in the dark with a torch by a segmental and categorical active search.
- Shadow play with the torch: the child must coordinate body, head, and eye movements as they cast their shadow or the shadow of toys and instruments on the board, following the therapist's instructions.
- Fixation practice: The child has a laser pointer in their hand and a headlight attached to their head. The therapist asks the child to hold both lights on a single image or given points and items in a presented picture.
- Two light configurations: The child's head is held in a fixed position by a chin board. The therapist asks the child to move their eyes in the direction of a light and follow the direction and speed of the light with a torch in a maze (simple, curved and zigzag pathway). The light position is randomized with respect to side.
- Simple to complex distance drawing by use of a video projector projecting images onto a screen: In this task, a video camera is situated under a table, transferring the image of what a child is drawing on their blackboard to screen. The child is only allowed to look at the screen to complete the task (drawing or completing a picture) on the blackboard while unable to see their own hand.
- Visual-motor training using the Nintendo Wii Kinect game: Using the Wii fit plus series with a balance board (beginner and intermediate level).
Results
Discussion
- A)
- Visual-spatial skills
- B)
- Visual-motor skills or visual-motor integration (Goldstand, Koslowe, & Parush, 2005)(Goldstand, Koslowe et al. 2005)
Limitations
Ethics and Conflict of Interest
Acknowledgments
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Janmohammadi, S.; Haghgoo, H.A.; Farahbod, M.; Overton, P.G.; Pishyareh, E. Effect of a Visual Tracking Intervention on Attention and Behavior of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. J. Eye Mov. Res. 2019, 12, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.12.8.6
Janmohammadi S, Haghgoo HA, Farahbod M, Overton PG, Pishyareh E. Effect of a Visual Tracking Intervention on Attention and Behavior of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Eye Movement Research. 2019; 12(8):1-11. https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.12.8.6
Chicago/Turabian StyleJanmohammadi, Shiva, Hojjat Allah Haghgoo, Mojgan Farahbod, Paul G. Overton, and Ebrahim Pishyareh. 2019. "Effect of a Visual Tracking Intervention on Attention and Behavior of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" Journal of Eye Movement Research 12, no. 8: 1-11. https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.12.8.6
APA StyleJanmohammadi, S., Haghgoo, H. A., Farahbod, M., Overton, P. G., & Pishyareh, E. (2019). Effect of a Visual Tracking Intervention on Attention and Behavior of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 12(8), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.12.8.6