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Willemse, Nina (2013)

Psychosociale vaardigheden bij schoolgaande kinderen in de leeftijd van 9 tot en met 18 jaar met ADHD en/of een stoornis in het autismespectrum

Master thesis | Education and Child Studies (MSc)

The DSM-IV-TR presents criteria that a child must meet in order to be able to diagnose an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASS) or an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This diagnosis, however, gives no information about the child's psychosocial functioning. The present study examined on which domains of psychosocial behaviour children in the age 9 to 18 years old with ASS and/or ADHD show deficiencies. The study has a cross-sectional descriptive research design. Regular and special primary and secondary schools parents were asked to fill in on the Internet the Social Emotional Questionnaire (SEV) and the Questionnaire Psychosocial Skills (VPV) about their child. The sample consisted of 343 Dutch school children, including 187 boys (54.5%) and 156 girls (45.5%) in the age 9 to 18 years (M = 13.05, SD = 2.36). The findings showed that school-age children with ASS and/or ADHD compared to school-age children without a developmental disorder show a distinct disadvantage in terms...Show moreThe DSM-IV-TR presents criteria that a child must meet in order to be able to diagnose an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASS) or an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This diagnosis, however, gives no information about the child's psychosocial functioning. The present study examined on which domains of psychosocial behaviour children in the age 9 to 18 years old with ASS and/or ADHD show deficiencies. The study has a cross-sectional descriptive research design. Regular and special primary and secondary schools parents were asked to fill in on the Internet the Social Emotional Questionnaire (SEV) and the Questionnaire Psychosocial Skills (VPV) about their child. The sample consisted of 343 Dutch school children, including 187 boys (54.5%) and 156 girls (45.5%) in the age 9 to 18 years (M = 13.05, SD = 2.36). The findings showed that school-age children with ASS and/or ADHD compared to school-age children without a developmental disorder show a distinct disadvantage in terms of the relational and affective skills, self-management and self-awareness. The study also found that school-aged children with ADHD compared with school-age children with ASS have more relational skills. The study further showed that school-age children in the age group 14 to 18 years do have more relational and affective skills and self-awareness than children in the age 9 to 13 years. It was also found that girls have more relational and affective skills and self-management than boys. The findings of this study suggest the importance of detecting deficits in the psychosocial development of children with ASS and ADHD in an early stage, so that offering appropriate help immediately thereafter can possibly prevent further stagnation or even promote improvement of skills.Show less

psychosociale vaardigheden

autismespectrumstoornis

ADHD

Author

Willemse, Nina

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Specialisation

Orthopedagogiek

Supervisors

Scholte, E.M.

ECTS Credits

20

Language

nl