Social/peer functioning
Children with ADHD often display impaired social performance
and are more likely to be nominated by their peers as
someone they would least like to be friends with (Hinshaw &
Melnick 1995; Hoza et al. 2005). The behavioural manifestations
associated with ADHD are likely to affect social performance,
resulting in children appearing as less attractive
playmates (Hoza 2007). For example, children with ADHD
combined type are more aggressive and intrusive during social interactions, whereas primarily inattentive children may appear
withdrawn and display poorermemory of interactions (Mikami
et al. 2007).