Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by attention problems, excessive physical activity, and impulsivity. Nowadays technology is advanced, virtual reality is a part of technology which helps to improve attention. that the use of VR technologies for children with ADHD seem to be promising tools for improving the diagnosis and management of ADHD in this population. Attention is improved through occupational therapy intervention and also through virtual reality. Therefore, it is understood that virtual reality will show improvement. We are conducting this review just to get more evidence regarding this field.

Objectives: The purpose of this review is to analyse the effect of virtual reality on improving attention among children with ADHD.

Study Design: Systematic review.

Methods: A systemic review was conducted according to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta- Analyses) guidelines. The search was done on five databases (PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, Web of Science & Google Scholar) to identify studies where the attention of ADHD children is affected and how virtual reality has important role in improving it using a combination of keywords of ADHD, Attention, Virtual Reality (VR).

Results: The review study included 250 potentially relevant articles out of which 170 studies were excluded as duplicate, 25 studies were excluded as they didn’t meet inclusion and exclusion criteria, 15 articles didn’t mention the intervention and 40 studies were included for review.