Habilidades cognitivas y sociales en un estudiante con tdah trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad

Abstract

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD is an issue that is found frequently into educational environments, therefore, it is necessary to implement the relevant assessment tools and instruments to achieve a correct development in the deficiencies presented by students, in cognitive and social skills. ADHD can cause problems in the development of the child. For instance, decrease in academic performance, making it difficult for the child to move to higher grades, and even in school dropout. Moreover, difficulties in social adaptation due to their impulsive and aggressive behavior because they are not respecting the opinion of others. For this reason, children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder tend to have few friends within both the educational and social environment, and even challenge the educational authority and major behavioral problems. This research raises the following issues, What cognitive and social skills does a student diagnosed with ADHD have and the general objective is to describe the cognitive and social skills of a learner diagnosed with the pathology aforementioned. For the methodology of this research work we have taken as an object of study a 8-years-old student. The evaluation instruments utilized for this research were, Ricardo Oleas literacy test, Neuropsychological maturity questionnaire for schoolchildren CUMANES, Scale for the Evaluation of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder AISRS, Observation and Interview guide. These instruments made it possible to observe the characteristics and behaviors of the student in the school and social environment, as well as the intellectual level she masters.