Abstract

ABAD MAS, Luis et al. Perception of anxiety and learning difficulties according to the criteria of the family and eachers of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Medicina (B. Aires) [online]. 2023, vol.83, suppl.2, pp.17-21. ISSN 0025-7680.

Both Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and anxiety are two of the disorders that are most evident in the infant-juvenile population and there is a correlation between the two, as shown in numerous studies. The combination of both disorders affects the child’s teaching-learning processes, causing learning difficulties (LD). The aims of the present study were based on assessing the criteria evidenced by parents and teachers in children with ADHD to characterize the degree of adequacy of perception and to evaluate whether this is in line with real ity or insufficient, whether there are differences in this perception between parents and teachers, and to analyze their awareness of the possible AD they may present, in order to provide appropriate guidelines for favourable intervention and evolution. The sample consisted of 137 subjects aged between 9 and 15 years with a Total IQ (TIQ) between 80 and 120. The instruments used were: the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-V (WISC-V), the State-Trait Anxiety Questionnaire for Children (STAI-C), the Child and Adolescent Assessment System (SENA) and the Inventory of Problems at School (IPE). As a result, it is observed that the anxiety perceived by these children is not related to the anxiety perceived by parents and teachers, although the latter do coincide in their assessment.

Keywords : ADHD; Anxiety; Learning difficulties; Parents; Teachers.

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