Effectiveness of working memory intervention in behavior inhibition and visual working memory of children with Attention Deficit/ impulsive subtype Disorder (ADHD-I)

The aim of the current research study was to determine the effectiveness of working memory intervention on behavioral inhibition and visual working memory in children with symptoms of attention-deficit/impulsivity disorder in Selseleh city. The method was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of all boy students of 8-12 years old elementary schools in Selsele city in the academic year 2021-2022. using a multi-stage sampling method, 34 students from 8-12 years old elementary school with inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected as the final sample and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups of 17 people. Then, the experimental group participated in 50-minute sessions of Captain Log's working memory intervention for 13 weeks. It should be noted Before and after the intervention sessions, Both experimental and control groups answered the subscales of behavioral inhibition and visual working memory of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB; Fray & et al, 1996). The MANCOVA results showed that by controlling the effect of the pre-test in the variables of working memory and behavior inhibition there is a significant difference between the post-test average in the experimental group and the control one (P<0.001). It can be said based on the findings, working memory intervention was effective in improving behavior inhibition and visual working memory in children.