Effects of methylphenidate and physiotherapeutic treatment on graphomotor movements in children with ADHD.

ABSTRACT: In addition to the core symptoms defining ADHD, affected children often experience motor problems; in particular, graphomotor movements including handwriting are affected. However, in clinical settings, there is little emphasis on standardized and objective diagnosing and treatment of those difficulties. The present study investigated for the first time the effects of methylphenidate as well as physiotherapeutic treatment on objectively assessed graphomotor movements compared to a control condition, i.e. parental psychoeducation, in 58 children (mean age: 9.52 ± 1.91 years) newly diagnosed with ADHD in an outpatient clinic for child and adolescent psychiatry. Families were invited to join one of the treatment groups. Before and after 8 weeks of treatment, children performed six different t

SUBMITTER: Rothe J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10806214 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature