ADHD

The American Psychiatric Association defines Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as “one of the most common health disorders, affecting approximately 5 to 10% of children in the United States".

The hallmarks of the syndrome of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Symptoms of this condition are expressed in multiple settings and across numerous functional domains.
Boys are about three times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with it.

Children with ADHD are highly concentrated while playing with Timocco. Using Timocco in a therapeutic setting shows that children with ADHD are staying concentrated even after finishing the game. After a session with Growing with Timocco, it is easier for them to remain focused in a deductive activity and they are staying sited and focused for a longer period of time. Working with children with ADHD, Timocco allows the therapist to control the background of the gaming environment (active or passive), to define the numbers of stimulus, distractors and the intensity of the sound.

Timocco's main advantages for children with PDD and ASD (Autistic children):

• Learning and absorbing new movement patterns.
• Developing abstract thinking and higher levels of action-reaction skills.
• Improving hand-eye coordination
• Improving attentiveness and understanding the rules of the game
• Encouraging activities and body awareness in open space