The effectiveness of exercises based on multisensory strengthening of cognitive control on reducing memory and attention problems in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of exercises based on multisensory strengthening of cognitive control on reducing memory and attention problems in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The semi-experimental research method was done with a pre-test-post-test and control group. The statistical population of the study was children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Tehran in 2023. The sample size of 30 children from Paya Rehabilitation Center was selected by the available sampling method and they were placed in two experimental and control groups, and the experimental group was exposed to activities based on multisensory strengthening of cognitive control, and the control group was subjected to There was no intervention program. The tools used in this research were the Wechsler Children's Intelligence Scale (2013) and the SNAP-Swanson Nolan and Pelham (1980) version four (SNAP-IV) rating scale. The data analysis method was multivariate covariance analysis. The findings showed that by controlling the effect of the pre-test, there was a significant difference between the average of the post-test of attention and memory in the two experimental and control groups at a significance level of 0.01. It can be concluded that exercises based on the multisensory strengthening of cognitive control had an acceptable effect in improving working memory problems and the accuracy and attention of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.