Correction of the Manifestations of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Primary School Children

Abstract

Context: Currently, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder remains very common among children. The
ongoing attempts to correct this condition, including using an integrated approach through the use of several
individually selected method at once, have not yet yielded satisfactory results. In the course of the study,
the correctional possibilities of the author’s methodology of teaching chess for children aged 7-9 years
with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were evaluated. The technique turned out to be effective due
to the integrated use of multimedia accompaniment and special techniques for switching the attention of
children during classes. It is established that the author’s technique helps to reduce the severity of symptoms
in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Semi-annual classes provided in all cases the
elimination of existing violations and the achievement in children of a balance of excitation and inhibition
in the cerebral cortex during the development of a game of chess according to the author’s method.