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  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) impacts social skills, self-regulation, and executive functions in children.
  • Effective interventions are crucial for managing ADHD symptoms and improving quality of life.

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  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the OutSMARTers program on social skills, self-regulation, and executive functions in children with ADHD.
  • To compare the OutSMARTers program with a Waitlist control and a parent training program.

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  • A randomized controlled trial involving 41 children with ADHD (aged 8-10 years).
  • Assessment included behavioral checklists and neuropsychological measures at baseline and post-treatment.
  • Follow-up assessments at 3 months for treatment groups.

Main Results:

  • The OutSMARTers group showed significant improvements in subjective measures of ADHD symptoms, social skills, and emotion regulation compared to the Waitlist group.
  • No significant differences were found on objective tasks or between OutSMARTers and the parent training group post-treatment.
  • Both treatment groups demonstrated some improvements, with most changes maintained at 3-month follow-up.

Conclusions:

  • The OutSMARTers program shows promise in benefiting children with ADHD, particularly in subjective reports of social and emotional functioning.
  • Further research and program development are warranted to optimize treatment outcomes for ADHD.