Title |
Impact of Attention Training on Academic Achievement, Executive Functioning, and Behavior: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Published in |
American Journal on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, March 2017
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DOI | 10.1352/1944-7558-122.2.97 |
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Authors |
Hannah Kirk, Kylie Gray, Kirsten Ellis, John Taffe, Kim Cornish |
Abstract |
Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience significant difficulties in attention, learning, executive functions, and behavioral regulation. Emerging evidence suggests that computerized cognitive training may remediate these impairments. In a double blind controlled trial, 76 children with IDD (4-11 years) were randomized to either an attention training (n = 38) or control program (n = 38). Both programs were completed at home over a 5-week period. Outcome measures assessed literacy, numeracy, executive functioning, and behavioral/emotional problems, and were conducted at baseline, post-training, and 3-month follow-up. No training effects were observed at post-training; however, children in the training group showed greater improvements in numeracy skills at the 3-month follow-up. These results suggest that attention training may be beneficial for children with IDD; however, the modest nature of the intervention effects indicate that caution should be taken when interpreting clinical significance. |
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