The effect of mind reading training on reducing the symptoms of ADHD and increasing mind reading in 8-9 year old boys in Isfahan

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of mind reading training on reducing the symptoms of attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder in children aged 8-10 years in Isfahan with a quasi-experimental research design with pre-test and post-test with control group.The statistical population included all male children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder studying in boys' primary schools in Isfahan in the academic year of 2019  that After interviewing the teachers of the schools (5 schools), the children who noticed hyperactivity and insufficiency problems from the teacher's point of view were identified as 100 students, then 46 students performed the checklist of children's symptoms (CSI-4) by the teachers. (Out of 100 people) were selected, then using the misconception test, 20 students who scored below average reading score were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Then, 10 sessions of 40 minutes of mind reading training were performed on the experimental group. Finally, including the statistical drop, 14 students (7 in each group) remained in the study. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS-24 software by analysis of covariance. The results of analysis of covariance showed that mind reading training reduced the symptoms of hyperactivity and attention deficit and improved mind reading in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (p <0.05), As a result, mind reading training is used as one of the subsets of social cognition theory in improving the symptoms of attention deficit, hyperactivity and mind reading ability in children.