Accuracy of drawing in a dual-task and a resistance-to-distraction study: Motor or attention deficits?

To determine whether manual incoordination is caused by attention deficit or not, we used an accuracy drawing task as a primary task in dual-task and resistance-to-distraction studies, and examined if thus measured attention could differentiate inattention (IA) and combined (CO) subtypes of ADHD. Th...

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Main Authors: Miyahara, M, Piek, Jan, Barrett, Nicholas
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV; North Holland 2006
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47854
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Piek, Jan
Barrett, Nicholas
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description To determine whether manual incoordination is caused by attention deficit or not, we used an accuracy drawing task as a primary task in dual-task and resistance-to-distraction studies, and examined if thus measured attention could differentiate inattention (IA) and combined (CO) subtypes of ADHD. The secondary tasks and distractions failed to lower the primary task performance in IA, CO and control groups. We also compared the impairment scores of the accuracy drawing tasks from the Movement Assessment Battery for Children [Henderson, S. E., & Sugden, D. A. (1992). Movement assessment battery for children. London: Psychological Corporation.] between the groups with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or developmental coordination disorder-inaccurate drawing type (DCD-ID). There were no group differences in the impairment score between the control and the ADHD groups, and between ADHD and ADHD plus DCD-ID groups. We concluded that inaccurate drawing is not caused by attention deficit, but that it is a manifestation of a motor deficit as a separate entity from attention deficit.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-478542017-09-13T15:59:12Z Accuracy of drawing in a dual-task and a resistance-to-distraction study: Motor or attention deficits? Miyahara, M Piek, Jan Barrett, Nicholas To determine whether manual incoordination is caused by attention deficit or not, we used an accuracy drawing task as a primary task in dual-task and resistance-to-distraction studies, and examined if thus measured attention could differentiate inattention (IA) and combined (CO) subtypes of ADHD. The secondary tasks and distractions failed to lower the primary task performance in IA, CO and control groups. We also compared the impairment scores of the accuracy drawing tasks from the Movement Assessment Battery for Children [Henderson, S. E., & Sugden, D. A. (1992). Movement assessment battery for children. London: Psychological Corporation.] between the groups with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or developmental coordination disorder-inaccurate drawing type (DCD-ID). There were no group differences in the impairment score between the control and the ADHD groups, and between ADHD and ADHD plus DCD-ID groups. We concluded that inaccurate drawing is not caused by attention deficit, but that it is a manifestation of a motor deficit as a separate entity from attention deficit. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47854 10.1016/j.humov.2005.11.004 Elsevier BV; North Holland restricted
spellingShingle Miyahara, M
Piek, Jan
Barrett, Nicholas
Accuracy of drawing in a dual-task and a resistance-to-distraction study: Motor or attention deficits?
title Accuracy of drawing in a dual-task and a resistance-to-distraction study: Motor or attention deficits?
title_full Accuracy of drawing in a dual-task and a resistance-to-distraction study: Motor or attention deficits?
title_fullStr Accuracy of drawing in a dual-task and a resistance-to-distraction study: Motor or attention deficits?
title_full_unstemmed Accuracy of drawing in a dual-task and a resistance-to-distraction study: Motor or attention deficits?
title_short Accuracy of drawing in a dual-task and a resistance-to-distraction study: Motor or attention deficits?
title_sort accuracy of drawing in a dual-task and a resistance-to-distraction study: motor or attention deficits?
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47854