Key result
The Optimum Performance Program in Sports improved assertion skills and decreased ADHD and ODD symptom severity in an adolescent athlete, with improvements maintained at 1-month follow-up.
Why the study?
Adolescent athletes with ADHD and ODD experience unique challenges, such as errors due to poor concentration, that impact their sport performance.
Does The Optimum Performance Program in Sports improve assertion skills and reduce symptom severity in an adolescent athlete with ADHD and ODD?
Case Report (n=1)
Does The Optimum Performance Program in Sports improve assertion skills and reduce symptom severity in an adolescent athlete with ADHD and ODD?
A virtual sport-specific performance optimization program improved assertion skills and reduced ADHD and ODD symptoms in an adolescent athlete.
Hypothesis-generating for sport-specific programs in athletes with ADHD/ODD; requires prospective trials before adoption.
Adolescent athletes with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) experience unique challenges that impact their sport performance, such as making errors due to poor concentration. The current multiple-baseline across behaviors case trial (i.e., positive assertion and negative assertion) is an evaluation of The Optimum Performance Program in Sports in an adolescent athlete diagnosed with ADHD and ODD. Intervention skill sets were targeted sequentially in a virtual format to safeguard against COVID-19 contraction. A battery of psychological measures was administered at baseline, post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up. Results indicated negative and positive assertion skills improved, but only when targeted, and severity of ADHD and ODD symptom severity, general mental health symptoms, and factors interfering with sport performance decreased from pre- to post-intervention and these improvements were maintained at 1-month follow-up. Similar improvements occurred in relationships with coaches, teammates, and family. Treatment integrity and consumer satisfaction were high.
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Phrathep et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) (n=1). The Optimum Performance Program in Sports was evaluated on Negative and positive assertion skills, ADHD and ODD symptom severity, general mental health symptoms, and factors interfering with sport performance. The Optimum Performance Program in Sports improved assertion skills and decreased ADHD and ODD symptom severity in an adolescent athlete, with improvements maintained at 1-month follow-up.
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