A Study on the Attention, Intellectual Functioning and Behavior Characteristics of Girls with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of attention, intellectual functioning and adaptation of girls with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS: The scores of the ADHD Diagnostic System (ADS), the Korean Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III (K-WISC-III) and the Korean Personality Inventory for Children (KPI-C) were compared between 26 girls with ADHD and 26 boys with ADHD. RESULTS: 1)There was no significant gender difference in the intellectual functioning, except for the picture completion subscale. 2) Compared to the boys, the girls responded more slowly on the ADS visual task. 3) The girls were rated higher by their parents for the depression and social relationship problems of the KPI-C. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that there are noticeable gender differences for the attention problems and social functioning of children with ADHD.