title: The Impact of a Motor-Cognitive Remediation Program on Attentional Functions of Preschoolers With ADHD Symptoms.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of the motor-cognitive remediation program (MCRP) that uses sensorimotor and visual-motor imagery techniques on attentional functions in preschoolers with ADHD symptoms.
  
  
  
  A total of 15 high-risk preschoolers were selected based on high ADHD symptoms. An experimental group participated in the MCRP and was compared with a control group. The MCRP consisted of 30 activities, 3 times a week, during 12 weeks.
  
  
  
  Children in the experimental group improved significantly for orienting (selective attention) and executive control (inhibition, stopping, and engaging mental operations) compared with the control group.
  
  
  
  These results are a first step to support the postulate that training specific attentional functions by sensorimotor activities and visual-motor imagery has an impact on the cognitive network of attention. This study suggests the potential value of MCRP addressed to preschoolers with ADHD symptoms.
authors.affiliation: 1 Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chevalier
authors.affiliation: 2 Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Parent
authors.affiliation: 3 Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Mélanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rouillard
authors.affiliation: 1 Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.
authors.forename: France
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Simard
authors.affiliation: 1 Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.
authors.forename: Marie-Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Guay
authors.affiliation: 1 Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verret
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000072466:Cognitive Remediation; D056344:Executive Function / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D009949:Orientation; D016896:Treatment Outcome