TITLE
Limited Video Game Time Could Help Kids With ADHD, Study Suggests
DESCRIPTION
Can a video game help a child with ADHD. A preliminary pilot study suggests that “30 minutes of gaming helped improve kids’ working memory and levels of attention.” The game requires that the child force himself to focus in this situation and this in itself my improve the ADHD condition. “Called Project EVO, the game is designed to improve a child’s ability to process “cognitive interference” – or multiple streams of information – potentially helping problem solving ability, working memory and attention”
SOURCE
HuffPost Tech, October 28, 2015, By Paul Sandal
LINK TO RESOURCE
(shortened URL) http://tinyurl.com/ov42dql
CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
•What is ADHD?
•How does ADHD differ from ADD?
•Have the students consider the alternatives to this video game trial. The answer is usually “medications” for this condition.
•Ask the students: do they believe a video game could be helpful for ADHD training?
•If you permit anecdotal narratives from your students: do they feel that their playing video games has helped or hindered their ability to focus, concentrate, and develop attention.
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