ADHD: A Modern Day Dilemma:

Many parents of this age are concerned about their children. Their main concern is that the children do not pay complete attention, whether it is in class or in other matters. This negative capability also affects the studies of the students. The common misconception is that the children are doing it on purpose, but that is not the case. This lack of attention may be due to ADHD, a neurological disorder. ADHD stands for ‘Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder’. This disease may be characterized by the child having hyperactivity, poor instinct control, and absentmindedness.

Parents all around the world are looking for a cure for this disorder. As a remedy, an IT-based training program has been introduced. It claims to facilitate children with ADHD in the classroom and building peer-relationships, while reducing hyperactivity and absentmindedness.

Recently, a study was carried out by the psychologists, cross-checking the particular IT program (for ADHD). The research was done on children under these cognitive training programs and concluded that working memory represents one of the most important fundamental discrepancies in children with ADHD. They were validated on its claim to produce significant and long-term improvements in children’s academic performance and intellectual abilities.

The research was able to prove that the claims of the IT program were false. These training exercises only affect short-term memory. Short term memory only uses tasks for a short interval, whereas working memory uses already stored for multi-tasking, reading or doing mental math.

These programs do have some validity but their effects on not helpful for ADHD children, but if the programs are developed focusing on working memory; children’s cognitive abilities and academic performances can be greatly facilitated.

For further investigation on neurological disorders and diseases like ADHD you can visit Bentham Science Publishers online journals, Current Pediatric Reviews and various topics can be found on Bentham Science Publishers official website. The name of Bentham Science Publishers is highly reputable within the publication industry. BSP has numerous journals, eBooks and articles uploaded for that purpose.