Auditory and Visual Attention in Normal and ADHD-Inattentivesubtype Children - Abstract
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the neurodevelopmental disorder that is common in children. Most of the studies showed the impairment of visual attention in ADHD children. Little investigations have also addressed the difference in auditory attention in children with and without ADHD.
In the current study, we investigated the difference between normal and ADHD children based on the performance in visual and auditory attention.
Twelve normal and eight ADHD-inattentive-subtype children participated in our study. They did an integrated visual and auditory attention test. Mean and variability of the correct reaction times and the accuracy of response were recorded during the test.
Results showed the performance decline (i.e., increasing mean and variability of reaction time and response error) of ADHD children with respect to the normal in auditory attention.
According to the results, more attention to the auditory stimuli in diagnosis tools is suggested.