An integral part of teaching kids is capturing their attention. Teach them something interesting, and even if it is does not fall under the typical definition of interesting, the subject can be spun in a captivating way. With that being said, there is a new program that has been making strides to help cure ADHD. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 11% of kids from ages 4-17 have been diagnosed with ADHD at some point in their lives. This program, called Project:EVO, is a video game app, usually enjoyed on a tablet or smartphone. The game is the perfect combination of entertainment and cognitive aspects that positively affect the player’s attention span.
Edward Martucci, PhD, who is CEO and co-founder of Akili Interactive – the company behind Project: EVO – explains, “Every second of game play is forcing an individual to process two streams of information at an ever-increasing high level.” The game consists of driving a character down a pathway that becomes increasingly complex. During the trek, different objects are set in the pathway of the user, forcing the user to make split decisions to stay alive.
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source:BlackDoctor.org
