Time training may help children with ADHD judge time better and have fewer symptoms

The study

1. 01

   Who took part

   28 children with ADHD, aged 7 to 11 and about 9 on average, took part. 17 were boys.

2. 02

   What they did

   13 children did the PART programme. It is a computer programme of 10 to 12 sessions, about 45 minutes each, two or three times a week. The other 15 children were still waiting for the programme and got it after the last check.

3. 03

   What happened

   Time mistakes fell in the PART group and stayed lower a month later. Parents also rated the children's ADHD symptoms lower, compared with the other group. Working memory, switching between rules and stopping a response did not change.

What the study found

1. HelpedTime management

   Children who did the PART programme made fewer time mistakes than children who were still waiting for the programme.

   • Action: Train attention and memory with exercisestested

   Very small randomised trial of 28 children with ADHD aged 7 to 11 · vs children still waiting for the programme · behaviour was recorded · ⚠ only counted people who finished; summary claims more than the results show

2. HelpedOther outcomes

   Children who did the PART programme had fewer ADHD symptoms, as parents rated them, than children who were still waiting.

   • Action: Train attention and memory with exercisestested

   Very small randomised trial of 28 children with ADHD aged 7 to 11 · vs children still waiting for the programme · behaviour was recorded · ⚠ only counted people who finished; summary claims more than the results show

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