Comparison of the effect of the cognitive rehabilitation, neurofeedback and cognitive - behavioral play therapy on working memory in elementary school students with specific learning disability

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of cognitive rehabilitation, neurofeedback and cognitive - behavioral play therapy on working memory in elementary school students with specific learning disability. The statistical population of this quasi -experimental study included all elementary students with specific learning disability in Tabri city, of whom 60 elementary school students with a learning disorder diagnosis in Tabriz Learning Center in 2016-2017 were selected through purposive method and using randomly were replaced into three experimental groups and one control group (n = 15 per group). In all four groups of N-Back as pretest and post-test completion. 20 sessions of cognitive rehabilitation, 20 sessions of neurofeedback and 8 sessions of cognitive - behavioral play therapy were conducted in experimental groups.The results of the covariance analysis showed that cognitive rehabilitation, neurofeedback and cognitive - behavioral play therapy on working memory in elementary students with specific learning disorder, do not affect. Also, there was no significant difference between the effect of cognitive rehabilitation, neurofeedback and cognitive - behavioral play therapy on working memory in elementary students with specific learning disorder (P<0.001). Therefore, more research is needed to make a definitive conclusion in this regard.