title: Impact of occupational, physical, and speech and language therapy in preschoolers with hyperactive/inattentive symptoms: A naturalistic 2-year follow-up study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Impact of speech and language therapy (ST) and occupational/physical therapy (OT/PT) on language and motor skills was examined in hyperactive/inattentive children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Preschoolers were divided into those receiving and not receiving ST or OT/PT.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Children receiving ST showed no gains in language functioning relative to those not receiving ST. OT/PT yielded similar results for motor functions. Hours of a service did not predict improvement. However, children who received ST showed improvement in social skills.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The apparent lack of benefit suggests the need for further investigation into efficacy of these treatments in hyperactive/inattentive preschool children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY.
authors.forename: Agnieszka E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Mlodnicka
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, City College of New York, CUNY, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, Ohio University, Zanesville, OH.
authors.forename: Khushmand
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Anne-Claude V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Bedard
authors.affiliation: Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Robyn L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Schneiderman
authors.affiliation: Queens College, City University of New York, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Bipasha
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY; Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Queens College, City University of New York, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Halperin
keywords: ADHD; Occupational therapy; Physical therapy; Preschool children; Speech and language therapy