:: Volume 17, Issue 4 (1-2010) ::
Journal of Ilam University of Medical Sciences 2010, 17(4): 45-52 Back to browse issues page
Comparison of Movement Skill Growth in Students With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder With Normal Students
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Introduction: The purpose of this study is to compare the movement skills in students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with normal students. Children with ADHD have problems as follows: 1-wriggling 2- difficulty in exercising 3- paying no attention to orders 4- colliding with others. Thus, movement destability is such students' main disorder to be resolved. Materials & Methods:In this resrech, 30 students dignosed to suffer from ADHD according to DSM-IV and Caneres questionnairewere compared with thirty healty students in terms of movement skills using the Lincon ozertsky test. Then, the data were analyzed in SPSS using descriptive statistics and t-test. Findings: The Students dignosed to have ADHD, according to the results of this research, showed a weaker performance than that of the normal students. In Gross- movement, ADHD students gained 2/28 & normal students did 1/27. In Fine-movement ADHD students recorded 2/28 & normal students did 2/23. In Balance-movement ADHD students achieved 2/38 & normal students did 3/52. Discussion & Conclusion: Students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have suffered from many problems such as learning and movement disorders. Making plans to rehabilitate such potentialities in such children can help them concentrate more on their movements and behaviors. Our research findings can be usful to families and schools.
Keywords: movement skill growth, students, ADHD, rehabilitation
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Type of Study: Applicable | Subject: General
Received: 2010/06/2 | Accepted: 2015/04/20 | Published: 2015/04/20


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