Methods and Procedures of Neuropsychological Correction in Preschool Children with ADDH | Chapter 05 | Perspectives of Arts and Social Studies Vol. 2
According to psychological and
neuropsychological research, the pre-school age is the age of significant
changes and transformations. Attention deficit disorder is one of developmental
syndromes frequently detected at pre-school age. The present study shows the
methods and procedures of neuropsychological assessment and correction. Methods
and procedures of correction are based on the conception of activity applied to
game activity. The study includes results of neuropsychological correction
obtained in the group of Mexican pre-school children with diagnosis of deficit
of attention. Neuropsychological correction was designed and applied in
individual therapeutic sessions. The method of qualitative neuropsychological
clinical analysis based on Luria’s neuropychological theory was applied. The
subjects of the study were Mexican pre-school children with diagnostic of ADDH
from private urban zone. The previous neuropsychological assessment showed the
necessity of inclusion of specific methods of correction for formation not only
of strategies of regulation and control, but also of spatial functions in
population of children with ADDH at pre-school age. Both aspects, programming
and control and spatial functions were included in the program of games with
objects, symbols, rules and roles. All games were attractive for participants
and produced high motivation and positive emotional involvement.
Neuropsychological assessment accomplished after program application showed
significant positive differences in psychological activity of the children and
in brain functional mechanisms. The authors discuss the possibility of the
usage of interactive guided activities such as games with structure and
objective as an alternative method instead of common medication in cases of
ADDH.
Author(s) Details
Yulia Solovieva
Faculty of Psychology,
Puebla Autonomous University, Mexico.
Luis Quintanar Rojas
Department of
Neuropsychological Diagnosis and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Psychology, Puebla
Autonomous University, Mexico.
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