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http://dx.doi.org/10.18064/JKASI.2015.13.2.063

Effect of Interactive Metronome® Training on Timing, Attention and Motor Function of Children With ADHD : Case Report  

Namgung, Young (Sensory Power Children Adolescent Sensory Integration Research Institute)
Son, Da-In (Sensory Power Children Adolescent Sensory Integration Research Institute)
Kim, Kyeong-Mi (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, College of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Inje University)
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The Journal of Korean Academy of Sensory Integration / v.13, no.2, 2015 , pp. 63-73 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective : To report the effects of a specific intervention, the Interactive Metronome$^{(R)}$ (IM), on timing, attention and motor function of a children with ADHD. Methods : The study is case reports about two boys with ADHD. One boy who is born 2008 is attending general elementary school as a first year student (case 1), and another boy who is born 2001 is attending general elementary school as a second year student (case 2). For each case subject, IM training was provided during 3 weeks, from January 2015 to Febrary 2015. Evaluations were performed pre- and post-intervention in order to exam timing, attention and motor skills. The measurements uses in this study are Long Form Assessment (LFA) for the timing, RehaCom screening module for the attention, and Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Morot Proficiency, second version (BOT-2) for the motor function. Results : The timing function was improved in both cases since both showed reduced response time for all motor tasks of LFA. In terms of attention, case 1 showed improvement of visual attention division, neglect and response Inhibition, and case 2 showed improvement of sustained attention. Lastly, in the BOT-2, case 1 showed improved the percentile rank of short (from 42%ile to 96%ile), and case 2 also showed similar improvement (from 21%ile to 66%ile). Conclusion : This study provides positive evidence that the Interactive Metronome$^{(R)}$ training has positive power to facilitate several body functions such as timing, attention and motor control of children with ADHD, through two case studies.
Keywords
ADHD; attnetion; Interactive Metronome$^{(R)}$ (IM); motor control; timing;
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