Effects of white noise on off-task behavior and academic responding for children with ADHD

We evaluated the effects of white noise played through headphones on off‐task behavior, percentage of items completed, and percentage of items completed correctly for 3 students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Headphones plus white noise were associated with decreases in off‐ta...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 2014-03, Vol.47 (1), p.160-164
Main Authors: Cook, Andrew, Bradley-Johnson, Sharon, Johnson, C. Merle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Accuracy
Achievement
Acoustic Stimulation - methods
Amphetamines - therapeutic use
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - drug therapy
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - rehabilitation
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Auditory Stimuli
Behavior
Central Nervous System Stimulants - pharmacology
Child
Children
Children & youth
Classrooms
Comparative Analysis
Control Groups
Dextroamphetamine - therapeutic use
Experimental Groups
Female
Grade 2
Headphones
Humans
Hyperactivity
Influences
Intervention
Learning - drug effects
Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate
Male
Noise
off-task behavior
Pediatrics
Reading comprehension
Stimulants
Students
Teachers
Time on Task
white noise
Young Children
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Summary:We evaluated the effects of white noise played through headphones on off‐task behavior, percentage of items completed, and percentage of items completed correctly for 3 students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Headphones plus white noise were associated with decreases in off‐task behavior relative to baseline and headphones‐only (no white noise) control conditions. Little change in academic responding occurred across conditions for all participants.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1002/jaba.79