Sensory Diet in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Background and Objectives: The present study conducted to determine the effect of family-based sensory diet program on attention deficit/hyperactivity of ADHD children. In this program, parents were directed to the activities that they use the stimuli of the vestibular sense, deep sense, sense of touch, sense of vision and hearing to maintain a focused and organized consciousness of the child.Methodology: This research was a semi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with an experimental group. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, (WISC-IV) and Conner’s Parent Rating Scale used to measure the variables. The statistical population of the study included all children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder aged ۶ to ۱۲ years referred to Hasti, Bahar and Masir Sabz Health Clinics in ۲۰۲۰. The statistical sample of this study consisted of ۱۵ children who were selected by convenience sampling method and intervened. Statistical tests of analysis of covariance, etc. were used in SPSS (V۲۰) software.s: Based on the results of paired samples t-test, obtained t from the variables of attention deficit and hyperactivity has become significance at the level of less than ۰.۰۱ (P=۰.۰۰۰). It means that assumption of accepted test and family-based sensory diet sessions have been effective in reducing attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in ADHD children. Conclusion: According to the findings, implementing the sensory diet program by the child's family can be effective in reducing attention deficit hyperactivity in children with ADHD. Also, it can reduce these symptoms which were effective on hyperactivity and attention deficit, respectively, based on the degree of effectiveness.

Keywords:

Sensory Diet , Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder , Sensory Tools