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Examining potential predictors of attention training outcomes in children with intellectual and developmental disorders
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Kirk, Hannah E. Raber, Adi Richmond, Sally Cornish, Kim M. |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Journal: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Background: Responses to digital cognitive training interventions vary greatly among children with intellectual and developmental disorders (IDD). Investigating possible predictors of improvements following training is vital in ascertaining which individuals benefit from these interventions. Methods: Seventy-three children (4–11 years) with IDD completed attention training or a placebo program for 5 weeks. The effects of autistic symptomatology, adaptive functioning and pre-intervention attention abilities on improvements in attention (selective and sustained) post-intervention were examined. Results: Autistic symptomatology did not predict any training improvement. However, lower adaptive functioning predicted greater gains in selective attention post-intervention in children who received training compared to placebo. Further, better pre-intervention selective attention performance was associated with greater improvements in selective attention post-intervention. Conclusions: Although these findings are exploratory, attention training may be beneficial for children with IDD with lower adaptive functioning and higher pre-intervention attention abilities. |
| Related Links | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/13668250.2020.1821939 |
| Ending Page | 203 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 197 |
| ISSN | 13668250 |
| e-ISSN | 14699532 |
| DOI | 10.3109/13668250.2020.1821939 |
| Journal | Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 46 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-12-23 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Special Education Cognitive Training Intervention Individual Differences Intellectual Disability Adaptive Functioning |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Arts and Humanities Education Medicine Psychology |
