SSRScientific and Social Research2661-43322981-9946Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/ssr.v7i9.12228ArticlePlay-Based Intervention Plan for ADHD Children’s Behavioural Problems: Creative Social Task Systemhttps://artdesignp.com/journal/SSR/7/9/10.26689/ssr.v7i9.12228WuMinzhi2025792025-09-09Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children, often disrupting learning and social adaptation. In recent years, play-based interventions have attracted growing attention for their naturalness and high acceptance. This paper reviews their application value and proposes innovative strategies, focusing on the potential of play-based methods to address behavioural problems in children with ADHD.

Cordier R, Bundy A, Hocking C, et al., 2009, A Model for Play-based Intervention for Children with ADHD. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 56(5): 332–340. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00796.x

Wilkes-Gillan S, Parsons L, Parsons D, et al., 2024, An Evaluation of Intervention Appropriateness from the Perspective of Parents: A Peer-mediated, Play-based Intervention for Children with ADHD. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 71(6): 1015–1027. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12981

Chuang TY, Lee I, 2010, Use of Digital Console Game for Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. International Journal of Learning and Media, 2(2–3): 105–114. https://doi.org/10.1162/ijlm_a_00049

Alqithami S, Alzahrani M, Alzahrani A, et al., 2019, AR-Therapist: Design and simulation of an AR-game Environment as a CBT for Patients with ADHD. Healthcare, 7(4): 146. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7040146

Piaget J, 1962, Play, Dreams, and Imitation in Childhood. W. W. Norton & Company, New York.

Vygotsky LS, 1967, Play and Its Role in the Mental Development of the Child. Soviet Psychology, 5(3): 6–18. https://doi.org/10.2753/RPO1061-040505036

Axline VM, 1969, Play Therapy. Ballantine Books, New York.

Melnick SM, Hinshaw S, 1996, What they Want and What they Get: The Social Goals of Boys with ADHD and Comparisons Boys. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 24(2): 169–185. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01441483

Alessandri SM, 1992, Play and Social Behavior in Children with Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 20(6): 289–302.

Barkley RA, 1997, ADHD and the Nature of Self-control. Guilford Press, New York.

Wilkes S, Cordier R, Bundy A, et al., 2011, A Play-based Intervention for Children with ADHD: A Pilot Study. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 58(4): 231–240. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00928.x

Barnes G, Wilkes-Gillan S, Bundy A, et al., 2017, The Social Play, Social Skills and Parent–Child Relationships of Children with ADHD 12 Months Following a RCT of a Play-based Intervention. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 64(6): 457–465. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12417

Barkley RA, Fischer M, 2019, Time Perception and Reproduction in Young Adults with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder. Neuropsychology, 33(2): 203–211. https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2018.1541992

DuPaul GJ, Evans SW, Owens JS, et al., 2021, School-based Intervention for Adolescents with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder: Effects on Academic Functioning. Journal of School Psychology, 2021(87): 48–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2021.07.001

Vidal R, Castells J, Richarte V, et al., 2015, Group Therapy for Adolescents with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 54(4): 275–282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2014.12.016

Conners CK, Sitarenios G, Parker JDA, et al., 1998, The Revised Conners’ Parent Rating Scale (CPRS-R): Factor Structure, Reliability, and Criterion Validity. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 26(4): 257–268. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022602400621

Bundy AC, 1997, Play and Playfulness: What to Look for, in Play in Occupational Therapy for Children (52–66). Mosby, Missouri.

Bundy AC, 1997, The Test of Playfulness (TOP) Manual. Fort Collins, thesis, Colorado State University.

Gresham FM, Elliott SN, 2008, Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) Rating Scales manual. NCS Pearson, London.

Furman W, Giberson RS, 1995, Parent–Child Relationship Questionnaire (PCRQ) Measurement Instrument.