SCHOOL CONTEXT: FAMILY SATISFACTION AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE OF CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER “ADHD”*

* Work done under the project frame PSI2008 06121/PSIC. Funding agency Ministry of Science and Innovation.The aim of this study is, on the one hand, to analyze the perception and relationship of families of 21 children with ADHD and 28 without ADHD (8 to 12 years) with professional services and educators. One the other hand, it examines the teachers’ perceptions of the social competence of children with ADHD. The results show significant differences in the assessment and satisfaction of families of children with ADHD vs. Non-ADHD in relation to professional educators. The results of the second test show that teachers perceive significant differences in social skills among children with ADHD and children without ADHD.