PEER RELATIONS IN HYPERACTIVE CHILDREN

Abstract

SUMMARY This paper examined studies which bear on the peer relations of hyperactive children. Studies were reviewed and some new data reported under five headings: adult reports, self reports, and peer reports of problems with social interaction, direct observational studies, and studies of social cognition. Few studies actually address issues of peer relations in hyperactive children, although available evidence suggests that this is an area of deficit which should be considered more carefully from both a research and a treatment perspective.