Workplace Focus for Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADHD has long been thought of as a children's disorder, that you grow out of during puberty. Now we know that this is not the case: 72% of children with ADHD still have it as adults, meaning that an estimated 2.1% of adults in the Netherlands have some form of ADHD. This means that these people still have symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity,...

Flowy: Designing an assistive wearable technology for children with AD(H)D that increases attention in class

Behavioral treatment shows long-term success among children with AD(H)D, but is often expensive and hard to bring into practice. Flowy is a wristband that supports behavioral interventions by giving rhythmic vibrations as reminders for behavioral change.<br/>Rhythmic vibrations on the wrist have shown to have a calming effect, and can alert...

Long-term Effect of MPH on White Matter Tracts of Adults with ADHD: An Application of Consistent Model Selection followed by TBSS

We focused on analysis of long-term medication influenced white matter tracts based on diffusion-weighted MRI brain images of patients with ADHD disorder. We applied a framework of consistent model selection with Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) to give proper and consistent modelling of fiber-crossing in white matter. An orientation atlas...

Design of a wearable device that supports self-awareness in children with ADHD by presenting information on attention and time

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed developmental disorder, affecting between 3 to 5 percent of children worldwide. Characteristics of ADHD are hyperactivity, inattention, impulsiveness and lack of self-control. Current research shows an increased interest in the perception of time in children with ADHD...

The design of a smart inflatable vest for children with sensory processing disorder

During the last decade, the development of technologies is changing the meaning of technology in our daily life. The development of intelligent products immerses us in technology and therefore it no longer stands in the background. This ubiquitous technology and new smart computing systems interact with humans and become more than just context...

Cortical Parcellation and Classification using PageRank Clustering and the Small-Worldness of ADHD

Networks and graphs are all around us and can represent a variety of models: from airline connections, the World Wide Web to the way people are connected on Facebook. There are are a few classes of networks with interesting properties such as structured and random networks. One particular interesting class is the small-world network, with a...