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The present study aims to investigate the efficacy of executive functions training [working memory] on the rate of attention in preschool children with developmental coordination disorder in Isfahan city. The participants of this study were three preschool children which were recognized to have developmental coordination disorder. To collect data used NEPSY neuropsychology test, Conner's parent rating scale, Wechsler intelligence scale for children, basic motor ability tests and clinical interview. The results of the data chart analysis based on descriptive statistics' and visual analysis indices revealed that the intervention has been effective on the three participants [respectively PND [Percentage of Non-Overlapping Data] 80, 70 and 50% for test number one, two and three]. The results of the present study show that working memory executive function training, the rate of attention deficit can be reduced
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The current study aimed to standardize the neuropsychological test of NEPSY on 3-4 years old children. Statistical population of the study was 3-4 years old children in Isfahan city [Iran]. The research sample consisted of 400 kindergarten children who were selected randomly with multiple-stage sampling method. The research instrument was the neuropsychological test of NEPSY. The data were analyzed using descriptive method for factor analysis and determining the validity and reliability. The results of factor analysis gave the following five factors: executive functions/attention, language, sensory motor functions, visuo-spatial processing, and memory and learning. Totally, 51.13% of variance was explained. The reliability coefficient for the above factors was obtained as 0.64, 0.71, 0.78, 0.67 and 0.85, respectively [P<0.001]. NEPSY test can be an appropriate and valid instrument for early diagnosing neuropsychological deficits in 3-4 years old children.