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  • Essay / Signature Memory Test for ADHD - 1141

    IntroductionAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder or called ADHD is a neurobehavioral disorder in children and adolescents. Symptoms of the disorder can vary from person to person, but one symptom seen in most children with ADHD is the ability to attract attention and the loss of the ability to save and retrieve information, which indicates that these children suffer from a memory deficit. Most research and studies carried out on this disorder previously focused on visual memory, but few studies have been carried out on iconic memory, which is the register of visual sensory memory belonging to the visual domain and a reserve of rapidly decaying visual information. Iconic memory found on the prefrontal cortex of the brain allows the brain to remember an image that is displayed later. Iconic memory is also considered the primary stage of memory and consists of visible persistence and informational persistence. There is no clear link to which parts of ADHD children's memory are affected, but there is a strong link between iconic memory and ADHDers' inability to attract attention. The study tested iconic memory in children with ADHD and compared it to normal children without ADHD. ADHD to determine whether children with ADHD have functional iconic memory or not. Furthermore, comparing the results would help in future studies to understand whether iconic memory is the main reason why children with ADHD are unable to attract attention, and this could be a gateway to improve ADHD treatment if indeed iconic memory is a factor of attention. inattention of children with ADHD.MethodsThe study subject was children aged 6-9 years old selected from 1st and 2nd grades of Yazd educational district, southeastern Iran. The... middle of paper... Like the pressure from parents to have the perfect child, so the mother starts taking counter pills to improve her child's features? Or couldn't a bad diet during pregnancy cause ADHD? I have so many questions I could think of, but I still think ADHD should be brought to our attention more and more as doctors put children with the condition on treatment. I'm not a big fan of medications and I'm a firm believer in the right mind in the right body, so I was wondering if these kids were getting involved in physical activities to help them be more active. The study proved that these children with ADHD have memory problems, which leads to their inattention or disability in performing well on the iconic memory test, but the study did not address the risk factors or the parents' history, the nature or role of culture in the cause. this disability.