Author(s)

Bing Pang ¹, Juan Wu ², Zhaoxi Yang ¹, Yutong Li ³

Affiliation(s)

¹ Department of Child Health, Guangming District Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Shenzhen, China
² Department of Ultrasound, Guangming District Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Shenzhen, China
³ Department of Science and Education, Guangming District Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Shenzhen, China

Corresponding Author

Zhaoxi Yang

ABSTRACT

This study examined the psychological and developmental behaviors of children aged 3-7 with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in order to provide scientific support for their healthy growth. A total of 110 ADHD patients who visited the Child Psychology and Rehabilitation Clinic of Guangming District Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Shenzhen, China, from January 2020 to May 2022 were selected. The Neurodevelopmental Scale for Children Aged 0-6, developed by the Capital Institute of Pediatrics, was used to assess intellectual development. Among the 110 ADHD cases, the average total developmental quotient (82.37±11.83) was lower than the normal range, and the scores in all developmental areas were lower than those of age-matched normal children. The majority of patients only reached a moderate level of development, and nearly 30% of them had a developmental quotient lower than that of their peers. Fine motor development quotient was the lowest (55.88±16.21), while gross motor development quotient was the highest (61.89±17.06) among the ADHD children. The developmental quotient was highest in 4-5-year-olds and lowest in 6-7-year-olds, with statistically significant differences (P < 0.01). There were also statistically significant differences in developmental quotient among different age groups in each developmental area (P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in developmental quotient between different genders among ADHD children (P > 0.05). The neurodevelopmental level of ADHD children was lower than the normal level, and there were differences in developmental quotient among different age groups, but no differences between genders.

KEYWORDS

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, children, neurodevelopmental characteristics

CITE THIS PAPER

Bing Pang, Juan Wu, Zhaoxi Yang, Yutong Li, Analysis of Neurodevelopmental Characteristics in Children Aged 3-7 with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. MEDS Public Health and Preventive Medicine (2023) Vol. 3: 59-65. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/phpm.2023.030409.

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