Cog-Fun. US American Occupational Therapy Association approved provider

Evidence

Cog-Fun has been studied in adults with ADHD, with related research in children and adolescents. The published studies are listed below.

Adults with ADHD

  • Kastner, L., Velder-Shukrun, Y., Bonne, O., Traub Bar-Ilan, R., & Maeir, A. (2022). Pilot study of the Cognitive-Functional Intervention for Adults (Cog-Fun A): A metacognitive-functional tool for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(2), 7602205070. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.046417
  • Budman, J., Maeir, A., Velder-Shukrun, I., & Zaguri-Vittenberg, S. (2025). Effectiveness of the Cognitive-Functional Intervention for Adults (Cog-Fun A) in assessing ADHD: A retrospective case series. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2025.051045
  • Galili-Simhon, S., & Maeir, A. (2023). Cognitive Functional remote group intervention for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A feasibility study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226231177842

Related research across ages

The adult intervention grew out of a longer line of Cog-Fun research with children and adolescents, including a randomized controlled trial.

  • Hahn-Markowitz, J., Berger, I., Manor, I., & Maeir, A. (2020). Efficacy of Cognitive-Functional (Cog-Fun) occupational therapy intervention among children with ADHD: An RCT. Journal of Attention Disorders, 24(5), 655-666. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054716666955
  • Levanon-Erez, N., Kampf-Sherf, O., & Maeir, A. (2019). Occupational therapy metacognitive intervention for adolescents with ADHD: Teen Cognitive-Functional (Cog-Fun) feasibility study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022619860978