Deficit en Habilidades Sociales en Ni?os con Trastorno por Deficit de Atencion-Hiperactividad, Evaluados con la Escala BASC

The study analyzed the Social Skills (SS) of 159 male and female school children between the ages of 6 and 11, suering from Attention Decit 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 unaected children. This makes it necessary to rethink the ndings of the majority of studies, which only reveal deciencies.