Perception of nonverbal social cues by regular education, ADHD, and ADHD/LD students

• Published in: Psychology in the schools Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 505 - 514
• Main Authors: Hall, Cathy W., Peterson, Andrea D., Webster, Raymond E., Bolen, Larry M., Brown, Michael B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.1999; Wiley
• Subjects: Attention Deficit Disorders; Attention deficit disorders. Hyperactivity; Behavior Rating Scales; Biological and medical sciences; Child clinical studies; Cues; Language; Learning Disabilities; Medical sciences; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Social Cognition; Human; Concomitant disease; School age; Social perception; Attentional disorder; Hyperactivity; Learning disability; Non verbal communication; Child; Comparative study

The current study examined the ability of children diagnosed as having Attention‐Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) with and without a learning disability to perceive nonverbal social cues in comparison to their non‐ADHD peers. In addition, teacher ratings of students' social perceptions were...