The Effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation on improvement of working memory in children with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder

In children with ADHD, defects in working memory are also recognized. Regarding the importance of the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation on improvement of executive functions in children with ADHD, the aim of this study was to measure the effectiveness of computer cognitive rehabilitation on improvement of executive function of working memory in children with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder. The present study was semi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test with control group. In this study, children aged 7 to 12 years who were diagnosed with (ADHD) by psychological experts of the counseling center of Kermanshah were selected. 20 people were randomly divided into two groups. Both groups were pre-test and post-test before and after the intervention. The experimental group received 12 sessions of the Captain's Log Mind Power Builder 2014 and the control group did not receive treatment. Data collection tools include the Conners-Parent's Questionnaire, the Conners-Teacher Form and An-Back work memory test. The results of the findings indicated that there was a significant difference between the two experimental and control groups after the cognitive rehabilitation exercises. Therefore, it can be concluded that computer cognitive rehabilitation is effective on improving the performance of working memory in ADHD children