DEVELOPMENT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN PRESCHOOLERS WITH ADHD: A CASE STUDY IN AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER IN MANTA-MANABI-ECUADOR /DESARROLLO DE LA INTELIGENCIA EMOCIONAL EN PREESCOLARES CON TDAH: UN ESTUDIO DE CASO EN UN CENTRO EDUCATIVO DE MANTA-MANABI-ECUADOR

This research focused on the significance of emotional education in preschoolers with ADHD in an educational center in Manta-Manabi-Ecuador. The aim of this study was to contribute to the improvement of emotional intelligence in a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), as a way of promoting comprehensive development and proposing strategies to work on emotional self-control in preschoolers. A quasi-experimental case study was conducted using a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, and applicative approach. The study involved a 4-year-old boy with ADHD who attends the educational center and displays hyperactivity traits. The child does not participate in activities voluntarily and takes what he wants with some aggression. Information was collected through a semi-structured interview, a behavior questionnaire based on the Conners scale of emotional intelligence, and the analysis of experiences during personalized attention sessions with the student. The results showed significant improvement in emotional intelligence indicators in the child. This study contributes to the enhancement of emotional education in preschoolers with ADHD and highlights the importance of working on emotional self-control and comprehensive development. The findings of this research could be useful for other educational centers and professionals who work with children with ADHD and other emotional difficulties. Keywords: socioemotional intelligence, early childhood, ADHD, emotional education. La presente investigation se enfoco en la importancia de la educacion emocional en preescolares con TDAH en un Centro Educativo de la ciudad de Manta-Manabi-Ecuador. El objetivo fue mejorar la inteligencia emocional en un nino de 4 anos con TDAH, a traves del desarrollo integral y el trabajo en el autocontrol emocional. Se llevo a cabo un estudio de caso cuasi-experimental utilizando un enfoque cualitativo, exploratorio, descriptivo y aplicativo. El participante fue un nino con TDAH que presenta rasgos de hiperactividad y no participa en actividades de manera voluntaria, mostrando cierta agresividad al tomar lo que quiere. Se utilizo una entrevista semi-estructurada, un cuestionario de conducta basado en la escala de Conners de inteligencia emocional y el analisis de sesiones de atencion personalizada al estudiante para recopilar information. Los resultados indican una mejora significativa en los indicadores de inteligencia emocional del nino. Este estudio aporta al mejorami