Research Call Out! Children with ADHD (aged 8-12yrs) and their parents
The Department of Psychology team at University of Limerick is currently recruiting a small number of children diagnosed with ADHD (aged 8-12 years) and their parents to take part in home-based attention training research.
The training is designed to improve children’s attention and concentration through playing fun, interactive card games at home with a parent or guardian.
Keeping Track is an attention training programme that is designed to improve children’s attention through engaging in fun, interactive games at home with parents. The team are currently recruiting a small number of children with ADHD (inattentive or combined presentation types) and their parents to take part in the Keeping Track Project.
IMPROVING ATTENTION
This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of “Keeping Track” an intervention to help improve children’s attention. Attention can be improved with practice of a task known to exercise related brain areas. Keeping Track requires children to exercise their attention while engaging in fun, interactive card games at home with a parent or guardian.
WHO CAN TAKE PART?
In order to be eligible to participate, your child must be diagnosed with ADHD (inattentive or combined presentation types) and be aged 8 to 12 years. Parents and children must have fluent English. Parents and children must have access to a computer/laptop with internet.
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