Virtual Reality Therapy in Prolonging Attention Spans for ADHD

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is a major brain disorder that brings with it, the defects of inattention or hyperactivity or sometimes a concoction. This makes it difficult to concentrate on any task. In order to increase the attention span VR-Based task was designed and compared with Conventional task. The EEG data from 10 healthy and 10 ADHD participants were recruited for this study and they were asked to perform both the tasks. The increase in theta/alpha ratio was noted for the ADHD group while performing paper-based and VR task but not seen during rest. This may be due to the usage of the same virtual environment for all the participants; the virtual screen based on the user’s choice would yield an improvement in task performance. The results of this study can thus be effectively exploited in the creation of an Attention Enhancement System that is in line with the child’s interest profile.