The Effects of Play and Competition-Based Cognitive Therapy

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of play and competition-based cognitive therapy (PCB-CT) on executive function and occupational routines in children with dyslexia. Method: In this randomized control trail, 64 children with dyslexia (between 7-12 ages) were randomly selected from the 162 clients who applied to the clinic. Children were divided randomly into a treatment group and a control group. Children in the intervention group was given cognitive therapy for 10 weeks, 3 days a week for one hour sessions while no therapy was received to the control group. In order to evaluate the cognition of the children Test of Visual Perceptual Skills-3 (TVPS-3) and Dynamic Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (DOTCA-Ch), to evaluate executive functions the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) and to evaluate occupational routine The Executive Functions and Occupational Routines Scale (EFORTS) were used. The evaluations were done at baseline, after treatment and the end of the 3rd month for both groups.