Multimodal Interventions Are More Effective in Improving Core Symptoms in Children With ADHD

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effect of sensory integration training combined with EEG biofeedback on core symptoms in children with ADHD.Methods: Fifty-two children with attention-deficit, hyperactive-impulsive and combined ADHD were selected. They were randomly divided into control group, sensory integration training group, EEG biofeedback group, and sensory integration training + EEG biofeedback group, and after 4 months of intervention, concentration time and impulsive- hyperactivity and hyperactivity index scores on the PSQ scale were assessed.Results: Compared with that before the intervention, the attention time was significantly increased (P < 0.01), and the impulsive-hyperactivity and hyperactivity index scores were significantly decreased (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). After the intervention, the attention time was significantly higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01), the attention time of the multimodal intervention group was significantly higher than that of the single intervention group (P < 0.01), and the impulsive-hyperactivity and hyperactivity index scores were significantly lower than those of the single intervention group (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Multimodal intervention can significantly improve the concentration level of children with ADHD, and significantly improve the behavioral symptoms of impulsive-hyperactivity and hyperactivity. Multimodal interventions were more effective than single interventions in improving core symptoms in children with ADHD. The results of this study provide a reference for related research and practical application.

The emergence of the multisensory brain: From the womb to the first steps

“…It follows that interventions aimed at refining multisensory integration could impact in a bottom-up manner on the development of cognitive and social abilities in neurodevelopmental disorders. 69 , 74 …”

“… 80 It also has been shown that multisensory-integration-based interventions can significantly decrease autistic mannerisms 81 , 82 , 83 and significantly improve the concentration level of children with ADHD and, in turn, improve the behavioral symptoms of impulsive-hyperactivity and hyperactivity. 74 …”