| EFFECTIVENESS OF SERIOUS GAME ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS AND LEARNING IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS |
| Paper ID : 1755-SPORTCONGRESS |
| Authors |
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Hossein Mafi1, Abdollah Fallahi1, Mahboubeh Ghayour Najafabadi *1, Yazdan Fathizadeh2 1Faculty Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran 2AJA University of Medical Sciences |
| Abstract |
| Introduction: Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) cost society a lot of money and create a great deal of misery for patients and their families (Höglund et al., 2025). Numerous methods of treating NDDs have been put out in recent decades in an effort to improve their treatment. Although pharmacological treatments are the most successful, it is more crucial to create alternative therapies due to their side effects and unclear long-term usefulness (Zhang et al., 2025). Game-based treatment offers self-paced, individualized learning and portability (Ben Itzhak et al., 2022). The purpose of this study is to look at the most recent data about the benefits of serious games for both adults and children with neurodevelopmental problems in terms of their cognitive and learning abilities. Methods: To find research evaluating the efficacy of serious games in children and adults with neurodevelopmental problems, a thorough literature search was carried out in the PubMed /MEDLINE, Scopus, Google Scholar and Science Direct databases. Results: Ten pertinent research involving neurodevelopmental problems and serious gaming were found. Three research looked at how serious games affected the cognitive and learning abilities of adults with NDDs, while seven studies looked at how serious games affected the cognitive and learning abilities of children with NDDs. Conclusion: Playing serious games helps both of them with their cognitive and learning abilities. But given the limitations of the available data, such as methodological flaws and the wide variation in adult methods used, it is crucial to elucidate their efficacy in further research. |
| Keywords |
| Serious game, Cognitive functions, learning, Children and adults, Neurodevelopmental disorders |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |
