Does your child have ADHD? App created by Education University of Hong Kong professor will diagnose and help treat disorder with play exercises
Creator Dr Leung Chi-hung plans to launch app next year and says diagnosis is accurate nine out of 10 times
A professor at the Education University of Hong Kong has created an app teachers can use to assess children for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and help them improve certain patterns of behaviour.
The app, to be launched in the middle of next year, will have 63 questions educators can use to evaluate children between the ages of six and 12, and eight training exercises to boost social skills.
These focus on better time management, organisation and self-monitoring, among other skills, as children with ADHD tend to have problems sitting still and lack self-control.
The app will be in English as well as traditional and simplified Chinese.
Its creator, Dr Leung Chi-hung, said he had tested prototypes on 260 children over eight weeks.
“They showed significant improvement, especially those between the ages of six and seven,” Leung said.