Abstract
Attentionedeficii hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)
has an estimate prevalence of 4% to 12% in school age
children and is believed to be more common in boys than
in girls. Male/female ratios range from 9:1 to 6:1 in
clinical samples but are about 3:1 in community-based
population studies (Gaub & Carlson, 1997). Because
scientific research on AD/HD is based largely on male
clients, much is still unknown about clinical
Characteristics and treatment response in girls. Research
is needed to determine how different therapies can affect
social, academic, and emotional impairment.
This study examines the efficacy of group art
therapy using idiomatic expressions, on the social skills
and inattention of pre-adolescent girls with AD/HD with
main symptoms of inattention. Eight girls ages 10-12,
with AD/HD, Inattentive subtype, were enrolled in a biweekly, six week study art therapy group. Each seventy
minute session consisted of three segments: free play,
friendship circle where an idiomatic expression is
introduced, and an art project.
