The Effect of Perceptual-Motor Training on Executive Functions in Children with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder
| Autor: | Sakineh Soltani Kouhbanani, Razieh Khosrorad, Somayeh Zarenezhad, Seyedeh Manizheh Arabi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Trail Making Test Cognition Nonverbal learning disorder Audiology Executive functions medicine.disease 030227 psychiatry Test (assessment) 03 medical and health sciences Nonverbal communication 0302 clinical medicine Learning disability Medicine medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Stroop effect |
| Zdroj: | Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 16:1129-1137 |
| ISSN: | 1178-2021 |
| Popis: | Purpose Research shows an atypical cognitive process in children with nonverbal learning disorder (NLD) compared to typically developing children, but a wealth of information indicates that physical activity can influence cognitive processes. However, little is known about the effects of perceptual-motor training and its impact on the cognitive process of children with NLD. Thus, the major goals of this study are to compare the executive functions (EFs) in children with NLD with typically developing children and then to investigate the effect of perceptual-motor training on EFs of children with NLD. Methods To achieve the first goal, 400 typically developing (IQ >80) and NLD children (7–13 years old) were randomly selected in the city of Mashhad, Iran, during the period 2017–2018. As for the second goal, 50 children with NLD were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group. To evaluate executive functions, Delis–Kaplan executive function system test was used at the pretest, posttest, and 3-month follow-up. The experimental group received the Werner and Reini’s perceptual-motor training program in sixteen 45-min sessions (three sessions per week), but the control group did not receive any intervention. Results The results showed that children with NLD were significantly weaker than typically developing children in London Tower Test (t (38) = −4.662, p |
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