Abstract

PUENTES ROZO, PEDRO et al. Social Skills Deficits in Children Diagnosed With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Evaluated With the BASC Escale. Rev. colomb. psicol. [online]. 2014, vol.23, n.1, pp.95-106. ISSN 0121-5469.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v23n1.34332.

The study analyzed the Social Skills (SS) of 159 male and female school children between the ages of 6 and 11, suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The evaluation of SS was carried out with the Behavioral Assessment System for Children for use by parents and teachers. The results showed that children with ADHD feature lower scores in social skills such as listening, respecting turns, recognizing social signals, and adaptability. However, participants with ADHD proved to have companionship skills similar to those of unaffected children. This makes it necessary to rethink the findings of the majority of studies, which only reveal deficiencies.

Keywords : Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; social skills; Behavioral Assessment System for Children; social cognitive theory.

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