The Effect of Playdough Play on Fine Motorie Ability in Children Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder at the Putra Idhata Extraordinary School Dolopo Madiun Regency

Abstract

ADHD children have brain damage that regulates motor function which causes ADHD children to have fine motor problems where the fine motor skills of ADHD children are generally not as good as ordinary children. One way to improve fine motor skills is by playing playdough. This study aimed to prove the influence of playdough play on fine motor skills in ADHD children. Pre­ experimental research design with one group pretest-post test design approach. The population in this study were all ADHD children at Putra Idhata Dolopo Madiun SLB in February 2019 as many as 20 children. The sampling technique of this research was total sampling. The sample in this study were all ADHD children at Putra Idhata Dolopo Madiun SLB in February 2019 as many as 20 children. The research instrument used playdough learning event unit and observation sheets for fine motor skills. Data analysis used crosstab. The results of this study suggested that almost half of the respondents had sufficient fine motor skills before playing playdough as many as 9 children (45%), and nearly half of the respondents had good fine motor skills after playing playdough as many as 9 children (45%). Playing playdough improved fine motor skills in 85% of ADHD children at Putra Idhata Dolopo Madiun SLB. The use of playdough media for fine motor learning can be used to pinch, graze, stroke, poke, clench, twist, twist, and squeeze according to daily activities that can be done.