Comparison of the Effect of Interventions based on Spark Perceptual-Motor Exercises, Neurofeedback and Mindfulness on the Sensory Integration of Children in the Second Grade of Elementary School with ADHD

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of interventions based on spark-perceptual-motor exercises, neurofeedback and mindfulness on sensory integration. This study was a quasi-experimental study. It was performed using pre-test, post-test and follow-up design with the control group. The present study population consisted of all children in the second grade of elementary school with ADHD in Isfahan. A total of 60 people were purposefully selected based on entry and exit criteria and after matching based on gender, amount and type of drug were divided into four groups of 15: mindfulness, perceptual-motor training, neurofeedback and control group. Hanschu and Risman (1992) questionnaire were used to measure sensory integrity. For data analysis, repeated measures analysis of variance was used using SPSS-24 software at a significance level of less than five percent. Findings showed that there was a significant difference in sensory integration of neurofeedback and spark treatment compared to the control group (p <0.01) but this difference was not observed in the mindfulness group (p <0.05). The results also showed that in the treatment of mindfulness, pre-test scores were not significantly different from post-test (p <0.05), but post-test scores and follow-up of neurofeedback and spark treatment groups were significantly different from pre-test scores (p <0.05).