Welcome to the first of the ADHDworking weekly news roundups
1) Post-grad thesis finds possibility of smartwatch data differentiation between ADHD and neurotypical children during classroom activities.
Hicking, Friederike, “COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SMARTWATCH DATA IN CHILDREN WITH ADHD AND NON-ADHD” (2024)
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/theses/2543/
2) Analysis of ‘ADHD self-diagnosis tests’ on TikTok, videos with the “hashtag #ADHDtest” finds 92% to be misleading
Smita Verma and Suman Kumar Sinha, “How evidence-based is the “hashtag ADHD test” (#adhdtest). A cross-sectional content analysis of TikTok videos on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) screening”, October 18, 2024
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10398562241291956
3) Dissertation defence study: children participating in ‘Taekwondo-inspired physical activity’ supports improvement in ADHD symptoms
Zubaida Fares Shraim, “EFFECTS OF A TAEKWONDO-INSPIRED INTERVENTION PROGRAM ON CHILDREN WITH ADHD” (2024)
https://scholarworks.uaeu.ac.ae/thesis_dissertation_defense/2024-2023/dissertation_defenses/24/
4) Study with ‘Jetpul’ game implies positive effects of brain games on ADHD students
Bi̇çer, M., Çeti̇n, B. “The effects of Jetpul mind game on attention deficit and hyperactivity” (16 Oct 2024)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-024-06808-6
5) Review finds multiple systemic barriers and injustices for ADHD and Autistic students in higher education “HE is experienced as non-inclusive and isolating to many neurodivergent students”
Butcher, L., Lane, S. “Neurodivergent (Autism and ADHD) student experiences of access and inclusion in higher education: an ecological systems theory perspective” (15 Oct 2024).
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10734-024-01319-6