Evidence for Overlapping Visual Processing Difficulties in Adult ADHD and Visual Stress.

We investigated the viability of spectral filters as an adjunctive treatment for adults with both ADHD and visual processing difficulties. Fifty-nine adults (age 18-50), diagnosed with both ADHD and visual stress received either spectral filters (n = 39) or no intervention (n = 20) to address visual...

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Published in:Perceptual & Motor Skills Vol. 130; no. 5; pp. 2087 - 2106
Main Authors: BarNir, Aviva, Shaked, Haya, Elad, Shulamit, Tosta, Sandra
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Published: Sage Publications Inc. Oct2023
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          BarNir, Aviva
          Shaked, Haya
          Elad, Shulamit
          Tosta, Sandra
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          42723 David Yellin Avademic College of Education, Jerusalem, Israel
          Haya Sakad Privet Clinic for the Treatment of Learning Disabilities and ADHD, Jerusalem, Israel
          Irlen Institute, Long Beach, CA, USA
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        Treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
        Perceptual disorders
        Randomized controlled trials
        Attention
        Classification of mental disorders
        Adults
        Treatment effectiveness
        Pre-tests & post-tests
        Descriptive statistics
        Vision disorders
        Lenses
        Statistical sampling
        Control groups
        Evaluation
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          Treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
          Perceptual disorders
          Randomized controlled trials
          Attention
          Classification of mental disorders
          Adults
          Glass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass
          Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
          Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
          Treatment effectiveness
          Pre-tests & post-tests
          Descriptive statistics
          Vision disorders
          Lenses
          Statistical sampling
          Control groups
          Evaluation
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        ADHD
        adults
        attention/distraction < cognition < learning & memory
        comorbidity
        visual perception < auditory perception < perception
        visual stress
        ADHD
        adults
        attention/distraction < cognition < learning & memory
        comorbidity
        visual perception < auditory perception < perception
        visual stress
      ab: We investigated the viability of spectral filters as an adjunctive treatment for adults with both ADHD and visual processing difficulties. Fifty-nine adults (age 18-50), diagnosed with both ADHD and visual stress received either spectral filters (n = 39) or no intervention (n = 20) to address visual processing difficulties. We administered the MOXO d-CPT, a computer based continuous performance test, before the intervention and one hour after the intervention to assess any short-term change in the participants' attention profile. We used the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) before and 3–6 months after the intervention to assess any long-term intervention impact after 3–6 months. The intervention group had significant short- and long-term improvements in overall attention compared to the control group (X(1, N = 59) = 20.10, p <.001). On the DSM-5, 49% of participants with short term and 64% with long-term intervention no longer met criteria for an ADHD diagnosis. Findings suggest that spectral filters may be an adjunctive treatment for many adults suffering from perceptually-based attention issues common to visual stress and ADHD.
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