TITLE:
Effects of a Neuropsychopedagogical Parenting Program on the Cognitive and Motor Development of Children with ADHD
AUTHORS:
Luciana De Oliveira Matos, Cláudia Inês P. O. Abreu, Deizeane Da Costa Abreu, Fabrício Bruno Cardoso, Vitor Da Silva Loureiro
KEYWORDS:
Children, ADHD, Parental Program
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science,
Vol.12 No.10,
October
17,
2022
ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a neuropsychopedagogical parenting program (NPP) on the cognitive and motor development of children with ADHD. 70 children with ADHD participated in the present study, of both sexes, aged between 06 and 08 years old (7.08 years old), who were divided into two groups: (A—35 children with ADHD who did not undergo the NPP; B—35 children with ADHD who underwent the NPP). The NPP had a duration of 25 sessions of 15 minutes each, at a frequency of 3 times a week. To evaluate the effects of the NPP, the children were submitted to the following protocols: 1) Swanson, Nolan and Pelham Questionaire (SNAP-IV); 2) Assessment of Motor Competence through the Supine-to Stand (STS); 3) Assessment of executive functioning through the HEAD-FOOT-KNEE- SHOULDER (HFKS) protocol; 4) Assessment of Reading Comprehension. Both groups were evaluated before the NPP, after the NPP and four months after the end of the NPP. Our results show that GB children in the signs/ symptoms evaluated by SNAP-IV had a superior performance by ±11% (p