Effectiveness of Social Skills Interventions Incorporating Peer Interactions for Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Fox, A., Dishman, S., et al. (2020).
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(2), 7402180070p1-7402180070p19.
This systematic review investigates the effects of incoporating a peer into social skills interventions in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Findings reported that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) demonstrated more consistent and significant improvement in social play skills, pragmatic language, and problem solving when social skills interventions incorporated typically developing peers. Five of the 15 included studies reported that children with ADHD maintained social skills gains at follow-up; however, none of the included studies reported a follow-up assessment past 18 months, so the long-term effects were reported as inconclusive.
