INTRODUCTION: Numerous studies have documented that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show a low social competence. OBJECTIVE: To compare the symptomatic severity of ADHD, as well as associations to different subtypes, sex and comorbidities, with social functioning ("ability" and "leadership") estimated through a Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) for parents and teachers. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We have retrospectively analyzed 170 patients with ADHD, diagnosed between 2007 and 2010. Social "ability," "leadership," "hyperactivity" and "attention deficit" sections of BASC and cardinal symptoms of ADHD measured through a Spanish scale for de evaluation of DHD (E-DHD) were registered. Results of these variables are analyzed according to the normative data by age and sex, and processed in Z values. RESULTS: The ratings for social skills were significantly lower in patients with conduct disorder or oppositional defiant disorder as informed by parents (p<0.05). Symptomatic intensity of ADHD showed significant (p<0,001) and inverse relation with social "ability" as parents. "Attention-deficit" scores were related with social "ability" and "leadership" as parents and teachers. CONCLUSIONS: Intensity of attention deficit was the only variable that showed a significant relation with the social skills and leadership according to the BASC scores, independently of the informer.
INTRODUCTION: Numerous studies have documented that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show a low social competence. OBJECTIVE: To compare the symptomatic severity of ADHD, as well as associations to different subtypes, sex and comorbidities, with social functioning ("ability" and "leadership") estimated through a Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) for parents and teachers. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We have retrospectively analyzed 170 patients with ADHD, diagnosed between 2007 and 2010. Social "ability," "leadership," "hyperactivity" and "attention deficit" sections of BASC and cardinal symptoms of ADHD measured through a Spanish scale for de evaluation of DHD (E-DHD) were registered. Results of these variables are analyzed according to the normative data by age and sex, and processed in Z values. RESULTS: The ratings for social skills were significantly lower in patients with conduct disorder or oppositional defiant disorder as informed by parents (p<0.05). Symptomatic intensity of ADHD showed significant (p<0,001) and inverse relation with social "ability" as parents. "Attention-deficit" scores were related with social "ability" and "leadership" as parents and teachers. CONCLUSIONS: Intensity of attention deficit was the only variable that showed a significant relation with the social skills and leadership according to the BASC scores, independently of the informer.
Authors: Gabriel G de la Torre; Miguel A Ramallo; Sara Gonzalez-Torre; Alvaro Mora Prat; Andrea Rueda-Marroquin; Amanda Sallago-Marcos; Zoraida Toro-Barrios; Manuel A Garcia Journal: Behav Sci (Basel) Date: 2021-12-09