Intellectual and socio-emotional profiles of Filipino children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

• Main Authors: Alcala, Ma. Araceli B., Briones, Zachele Marie M., Co, Sharon Ann C., Tirazona, Maria Andrea S.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2008
• Subjects: Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—Philippines; Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—Intelligence levels—Philippines; Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—Philippines—Psychology; Child Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/13660
• Institution: De La Salle University

The research presents a profile of a clinical sample of Filipino children aged 6 to 16.11 years old, diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Preliminary results show trends in the children's cognitive profile from scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III), the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test-Second Edition (WIAT-II) and the Norris Educational Achievement Test (NEAT). Patterns in their socio- emotional functioning, as gleaned through projective test data from the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), are identified. Trends in intelligence and achievement test scores and its implications on areas of strength and weakness in executive functioning are discussed.