Attention

➤ Cancellation Tasks: These simple tasks provide excellent clinical tasks for
attention. The Cancellation Activities on pages 100-115 consist of a number
of visual cancellation tasks that use shapes, numbers, letters, etc.
Introducing the Task:
• “Here is a page of arrows pointing in various directions. Make a slash
through each arrow that is pointing up. I’ll ask you to stop in about 1
minute.”

Manipulating the Difficulty of the Task:

• Manipulate the length of time the task is continued.
• Manipulate the frequency with which the target appears.
• Manipulate the visual difficulty of the task (e.g., print size).

➤ Math Equations: For those who enjoy math, a page of simple math equations
such as those on pages 116-121 can be used for sustained attention tasks.
• Have the patient perform the equations for specified amounts of time. Here
are some examples of simple math equations included in the activities:
1 2 4 4 3 1 6 7
+9 +7 +2 +6 +2 +7 +5 +7
10 9 6 10 5 8 11 14

Introducing the Task:

• “Here is a page of single-digit addition problems. I’d like you to solve them.
I’ll tell you to stop in about 1 minute.”
• “Here is a page of single-digit addition problems. I’d like you to solve them.
I’ll tell you to stop in about 5 minutes.”
• Here is a page of 3-digit addition problems. I’d like you to solve them. I’ll tell
you to stop in about 1 minute.”

Manipulating the Difficulty of the Task:

• Manipulate the length of time the patient persists with the task.
• Manipulate the difficulty of the math problems.
• Manipulate the visual stimulation of the page, (e.g., print size).

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1 5 6 3 9 8 1 3 4 5 7 5 6
2 6 7 8 5 9 4 2 1 3 5 9 8
4 5 3 2 3 6 5 8 4 6 5 4 2
9 6 4 5 3 2 1 8 5 7 5 4 2
1 2 5 6 7 5 8 2 8 4 5 5 3
3 3 5 6 8 5 4 7 8 9 6 3 4
6 3 7 7 5 9 1 2 6 4 8 3 2
8 6 2 6 4 5 3 5 8 4 6 5 2
3 4 5 3 2 8 6 9 2 5 7 4 6
1 6 5 8 4 3 2 1 4 7 5 8 6
3 2 6 6 8 8 4 6 5 3 8 4 5
6 2 7 3 6 5 2 8 9 1 4 8 7
4 5 6 3 2 8 6 4 8 5 9 2 1
1 6 8 5 8 9 5 4 2 3 1 4 6
7 4 6 8 2 8 3 4 8 5 1 7 5
1 2 6 7 5 8 6 4 9 2 4 8 5
1 4 6 5 8 9 7 5 2 5 8 4 7
9 1 4 6 8 7 5 9 5 3 1 2 6
4 5 8 7 6 2 6 4 2 1 9 5 4
8 8 4 6 5 9 5 4 3 2 1 5 8
3 9 4 5 8 7 2 6 1 2 3 7 5
1 6 5 8 5 7 4 5 9 6 5 3 2
2 5 2 2 5 4 6 8 5 9 7 3 6

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8 4 3 2 1 4 7 5 8 6 5 3 4
3 2 6 6 8 8 4 6 5 3 8 4 5
6 2 7 3 6 5 2 8 9 1 4 8 7
4 5 6 3 2 8 6 4 8 5 9 2 1
1 6 8 5 8 9 5 4 2 3 1 4 6
7 4 6 8 2 8 3 4 8 5 1 7 5
1 5 6 3 9 8 1 3 4 5 7 5 6
2 6 7 8 5 9 4 2 1 3 5 9 8
4 5 3 2 3 6 5 8 4 6 5 4 2
9 6 4 5 3 2 1 8 5 7 5 4 2
1 2 5 6 7 5 8 2 8 4 5 5 3
3 3 5 6 8 5 4 7 8 9 6 3 4
6 3 7 7 5 9 1 2 6 4 8 3 2
8 6 2 6 4 5 3 5 8 4 6 5 2
3 4 5 3 2 8 6 9 2 5 7 4 6
1 6 5 8 4 3 2 1 4 7 5 8 6
3 2 6 6 8 8 4 6 5 3 8 4 5
6 2 7 3 6 5 2 8 9 1 4 8 7
4 5 6 3 2 8 6 4 8 5 9 2 1
1 6 8 5 8 9 5 4 2 3 1 4 6
7 4 6 8 2 8 3 4 8 5 1 7 5
1 2 6 7 5 8 6 4 9 2 4 8 5
1 4 6 5 8 9 7 5 2 5 8 4 7
9 1 4 6 8 7 5 9 5 3 1 2 6
4 5 8 7 6 2 6 4 2 1 9 5 4
8 8 4 6 5 9 5 4 3 2 1 5 8
3 9 4 5 8 7 2 6 1 2 3 7 5
1 6 5 8 5 7 4 5 9 6 5 3 2
2 5 2 2 5 4 6 8 5 9 7 3 6
3 6 8 6 8 5 4 7 8 9 6 3 4
6 3 7 7 5 9 1 2 6 4 8 3 2
8 6 2 6 4 5 3 5 8 4 6 5 2
3 4 5 3 2 8 6 9 2 5 7 4 6
9 5 8 4 6 3 2 8 4 5 1 5 6
1 2 5 8 6 2 6 7 5 8 4 8 8
7 6 3 4 8 9 5 1 2 8 6 2 1

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 Math Equations 1-Digit Addition

1 2 6 4 4 3 4 1 6 7 9 8 4
+9 +7 +5 +2 +6 +2 +6 +7 +5 +7 +2 +9 +7

5 7 5 9 1 8 5 2 8 5 6 2 7
+6 +9 +8 +2 +7 +6 +9 +4 +6 +8 +0 +9 +6

2 0 2 7 9 8 7 1 6 8 8 7 1
+9 +8 +5 +0 +9 +6 +0 +9 +2 +8 +6 +7 +5

9 8 3 1 5 9 8 1 7 9 0 1 7
+4 +9 +8 +1 +2 +7 +9 +8 +9 +5 +8 +0 +9

3 2 8 6 0 9 8 6 8 9 2 7 5
+9 +8 +1 +7 +2 +4 +7 +1 +9 +8 +4 +0 +1

9 2 5 0 9 3 8 6 0 9 2 8 2
+5 +9 +8 +7 +2 +9 +8 +5 +9 +8 +2 +5 +7

9 8 2 5 6 0 9 3 6 0 4 9 0
+5 +9 +0 +5 +4 +0 +7 +5 +0 +9 +6 +8 +3

9 0 8 9 8 1 7 9 8 1 4 9 1
+7 +4 +9 +8 +1 +0 +5 +9 +2 +0 +6 +9 +4

3 6 9 5 9 7 0 5 9 7 0 5 0
+9 +3 +5 +0 +2 +9 +9 +2 +0 +3 +8 +3 +9

0 8 5 9 0 8 2 7 9 8 2 7 8
+9 +1 +2 +4 +8 +1 +7 +4 +9 +0 +8 +7 +2

9 8 7 9 8 6 8 4 0 9 3 8 6
+0 +3 +8 +7 +0 +9 +6 +0 +3 +4 +9 +5 +9

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9 7 6 4 6 3 6 7 6 7 9 9 7
–1 –2 –5 –2 –4 –2 –4 –1 –5 –7 –2 –8 –4

6 9 8 9 7 8 9 4 8 8 6 9 7
–5 –7 –5 –2 –1 –6 –5 –2 –6 –5 –0 –2 –6

9 8 5 7 9 8 7 9 6 8 8 7 5
–2 –0 –2 –0 –9 –6 –0 –1 –2 –8 –6 –7 –1

9 9 8 1 5 9 9 8 9 9 8 1 9
–4 –8 –3 –1 –2 –7 –8 –1 –7 –5 –0 –0 –7

9 8 8 7 2 9 8 6 9 9 4 7 5
–2 –2 –1 –6 –0 –4 –7 –1 –5 –8 –2 –0 –1

9 9 8 7 9 9 8 6 9 8 2 8 7
–5 –2 –5 –0 –2 –3 –8 –5 –0 –6 –2 –5 –2

9 9 2 5 6 0 9 5 6 9 6 9 3
–5 –8 –0 –5 –4 –0 –7 –3 –0 –0 –4 –8 –0

9 4 9 9 8 1 7 9 8 1 6 9 4
–7 –0 –0 –3 –1 –0 –5 –2 –2 –0 –3 –9 –3

7 6 9 5 9 9 9 5 4 7 8 5 6
–3 –3 –5 –0 –2 –7 –0 –2 –0 –3 –0 –3 –0

9 8 5 9 8 8 7 7 9 8 8 7 2
–4 –1 –2 –5 –5 –1 –4 –3 –9 –0 –2 –7 –2

5 8 8 9 8 9 8 4 3 9 9 8 9
–5 –3 –1 –7 –0 –6 –6 –0 –0 –4 –8 –5 –6

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 Math Equations 2-Digit Addition

52 75 73 65 46 53 51 33 54 98 27 64 65
+45 +17 +65 +68 +47 +89 +77 +68 +50 +18 +56 +97 +88

54 77 51 56 56 27 58 92 34 12 23 85 92
+89 +21 +82 +74 +98 +27 +98 +56 +98 +34 +75 +99 +18

50 92 39 85 79 85 70 91 32 98 75 98 75
+89 +27 +59 +89 +86 +72 +98 +57 +98 +10 +47 +81 +65

25 93 27 89 57 29 84 19 82 47 89 75 72
+93 +85 +72 +98 +57 +35 +79 +83 +75 +89 +83 +27 +48

21 76 26 58 28 50 43 68 93 99 86 76 57
+64 +63 +62 +76 +38 +79 +85 +36 +79 +30 +98 +90 +78

79 44 58 79 45 78 34 74 23 63 28 79 83
+24 +98 +72 +29 +84 +39 +87 +32 +48 +52 +37 +63 +46

42 13 64 23 32 46 34 87 98 59 56 35 60
+97 +93 +86 +97 +69 +89 +86 +78 +96 +38 +76 +72 +51

54 87 85 98 90 97 19 87 93 79 82 78 71
+87 +68 +79 +68 +26 +46 +47 +69 +85 +29 +45 +81 +36

46 75 65 73 28 56 59 51 49 75 68 55 49
+42 +65 +72 +74 +65 +41 +56 +25 +98 +56 +32 +85 +68

97 58 97 59 87 62 65 88 96 57 64 23 22
+95 +21 +89 +25 +23 +28 +56 +24 +75 +64 +28 +94 +25

92 35 30 42 31 43 26 89 90 57 99 75 77
+80 +97 +50 +97 +52 +65 +90 +65 +28 +59 +81 +27 +50

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 Math Equations 2-Digit Subtraction

99 57 86 97 69 89 86 87 98 59 76 72 60
–97 –43 –64 –23 –32 –46 –34 –78 –66 –38 –56 –35 –51

87 87 85 98 90 97 47 87 93 79 82 81 71
–54 –68 –79 –68 –26 –46 –19 –69 –85 –29 –45 –78 –36

46 75 72 74 65 56 59 51 98 75 68 85 68
–42 –65 –65 –24 –28 –41 –36 –25 –49 –56 –32 –55 –49

97 58 97 59 87 62 65 88 96 57 64 94 25
–95 –21 –89 –25 –23 –28 –56 –24 –75 –64 –28 –23 –22

92 97 50 97 52 65 90 89 90 59 99 75 77
–80 –35 –30 –42 –31 –43 –26 –65 –28 –57 –81 –27 –50

52 75 73 68 47 89 77 68 54 98 56 97 88
–45 –17 –65 –15 –34 –53 –51 –33 –50 –18 –27 –64 –65

89 77 82 74 98 27 98 92 48 34 75 99 92
–54 –21 –51 –56 –56 –27 –58 –56 –14 –12 –23 –85 –18

89 92 59 89 86 85 98 91 98 98 75 98 75
–50 –27 –39 –59 –79 –72 –70 –57 –32 –10 –47 –81 –65

93 93 72 98 57 35 84 83 82 89 89 75 72
–25 –85 –27 –89 –57 –29 –79 –19 –75 –47 –83 –27 –48

64 76 62 76 38 79 82 68 93 99 98 90 78
–21 –63 –26 –58 –28 –50 –43 –36 –79 –30 –86 –76 –57

79 98 72 79 84 78 87 74 48 63 37 79 83
–24 –44 –58 –29 –49 –39 –34 –32 –23 –52 –28 –63 –46

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 Math Equations 3-Digit Addition

571 980 579 819 824 761 875 698 570

+801 +658 +701 +209 +812 +740 +917 +515 +687

164 875 834 984 985 872 348 723 175

+890 +986 +596 +298 +549 +889 +723 +872 +186

585 109 920 809 572 390 823 498 109

+183 +409 +850 +986 +904 +670 +987 +290 +809

321 321 654 657 987 513 214 894 891

+895 +798 +585 +878 +478 +363 +265 +238 +665

878 782 749 729 710 984 709 237 562

+639 +887 +268 +716 +898 +417 +297 +987 +597

728 917 981 232 987 394 823 697 298

+649 +812 +981 +198 +123 +987 +259 +856 +398

798 346 982 309 847 239 823 475 348

+276 +578 +347 +736 +209 +391 +875 +187 +676

519 198 239 809 189 938 454 368 723

+587 +459 +869 +158 +295 +687 +986 +983 +287

368 756 875 387 598 759 837 598 678

+653 +456 +215 +214 +512 +255 +536 +478 +785

807 758 583 287 289 398 598 453 279

+598 +238 +775 +928 +387 +592 +837 +598 +275

872 986 798 276 982 679 823 759 823

+759 +832 +759 +329 +587 +298 +572 +398 +769

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 Math Equations 3-Digit Subtraction

824 761 917 698 687 918 549 162 487

–812 –740 –875 –515 –580 –128 –274 –118 –264

985 889 723 872 186 243 983 498 873

–549 –872 –348 –661 –175 –231 –673 –249 –340

904 670 987 498 809 819 971 442 809

–572 –390 –823 –290 –106 –809 –875 –346 –598

987 513 363 894 891 798 721 864 993

–478 –363 –265 –238 –665 –789 –697 –584 –874

842 984 709 237 862 698 536 987 397

–898 –417 –297 –112 –597 –529 –198 –287 –268

987 694 823 997 998 572 938 387 814

–123 –487 –259 –656 –282 –398 –237 –129 –644

847 339 923 475 548 724 887 853 763

–209 –291 –175 –187 –376 –325 –390 –235 –609

289 938 854 768 623 762 657 824 936

–195 –687 –486 –383 –287 –587 –312 –641 –687

598 759 837 598 778 938 764 623 674

–512 –255 –536 –478 –685 –746 –355 –263 –645

389 598 898 553 279 983 754 879 823

–287 –392 –537 –498 –275 –282 –375 –382 –759

982 679 823 759 823 859 823 579 820

–587 –298 –572 –398 –769 –126 –798 –489 –658

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