AUTHOR=Wu Jingsong , Peng Juan , Li Zhaoying , Deng Haiyin , Huang Zhenming , He Youze , Tu Jingnan , Cao Lei , Huang Jia 

TITLE=Multi-domain computerized cognitive training for children with intellectual developmental disorder: A randomized controlled trial

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1059889

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1059889

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Purpose: To observe the effectiveness of multi-domain computerized cognitive training on intellectual and adaptive function in children with Intellectual development disorders (IDD).
Methods: Sixty children with IDD participated in a 5-week randomized controlled trial, who were randomized into multi-domain computerized cognitive training (CCT) group (n=30) and traditional cognitive training (control group) group (n=30). The Chinese Wechsler Young Children scale(C-WYCSI) and the Chinese Vineland Adaptive Behavior Rating Scale (VABS-C) were used at baseline, post-training, and three-month follow-up.
Results: We observed that for function, CCT caused significant improvement in the total score（FSIQ） of  Wechsler Intelligence Scale（t（60）=31.97，p<0.01) and its subdomain VIQ score (t（60）=33.83，p<0.01. For adaptive function, CCT had a better ADQ score（t（60）=28.05, p<0.01), and its subdomain communication（t（60）=10.86, p<0.01） and  socialization （t（60）=4.35, p<0.015). Moreover, there is a positive correlation between FSIQ changes and ADQ changes in the CCT group (rs=0.654, p<0.01). Following CCT, greater increase VIQ score was associated with a greater increase in adaptive function (bootstrapping CI: [0.16, 3.30]).
Conclusion: These findings support that multi-domain computerized cognitive training would improve the intellectual and adaptive function of children with IDD.