Vahid Nejati; Sara Aghayi Sabet; Marzyeh Khoshali Panah
Volume 2, Issue 2 , March 2014, , Pages 47-53
Abstract
Introduction: Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have difficulties in social interactions with peers and are confronted with peers rejection and social isolation. However, some researchers do not have agreement about this issue. So the purpose of this study was the comparison ...
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Introduction: Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have difficulties in social interactions with peers and are confronted with peers rejection and social isolation. However, some researchers do not have agreement about this issue. So the purpose of this study was the comparison of the social cognition ability in ADHD children and normal children. Method: For this reason, Reading the Mind in the Eyes test (RMET) was conducted to 25 ADHD children and 25 normal children who were matched for age and IQ. Findings: The results indicated that the performance of ADHD children in RMET was significantly lower than the control group. Conclusions: Since the mind reading is one of the most important elements of the social cognition, it can be concluded that impairment in mind reading ability is one of the affective factors in failure of these children in social interactions and interpersonal relationship.
