Memory Training Helps Kids with ADHD
A computer program that improves one type of memory appears to help kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new study findings suggest.
After around 40 kids with ADHD completed more than 20 days of training using the computer program, their parents reported they had significantly fewer problems with attention and hyperactivity, both immediately and three months after the program ended.
Moreover, parents also reported that kids given the treatment showed improvements in attention and were less hyperactive or impulsive, the researchers note in the February 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
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Grohol, J. (2005). Memory Training Helps Kids with ADHD. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2005/01/27/memory-training-helps-kids-with-adhd/
