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experience rejection and less accepted in social intercourse by hisher peers, compared with child without ADHD Kaiser, Burnett and Pfeifner, 2011: 193. Moore 2008: 168 suggested
that child with ADHD is expected has difficulty to gain social skill because the difficulty in learning through imitation with peers. This social skill deficit is evident in life both at school
and home, that is child tend to experience rejection from hisher friend and others in child neighborhood. Social problem is important predictor and it is significant for long life
development of child with ADHD in adolescence and important tool in determining prognosis of ADHD in long term Neijmer, et all, 2007. Social skill deficit in child with ADHD is
predictor of various problems which are occurring in adolescence and adulthood in social, academic, employment, marriage, and psychology domains, and things which are related with
legal law Solanto, Pope-Boyd, and Stepak, 2009; 27; More, 2008: 169.
Social skill is very needed by child as a tool to be success to go into hisher social environment Gresham, 1995. Research during 20 years stated that child with deficit social
skill will more often experience learning difficulty, obstacle in relation with peers, self adaptation problem, behaviour problem, conduct problem, and more often get diagnosis of
psychiatry disorder in hisher life span Merrel, 1998. Social skill also become important indicator in child success, both in school and out of school Moore, 2008: 168 and give long
term influence which is significant toward adaptive, academic and psychology behavior Solanto, Pope-Boyd and Stepak, 2009: 27; Spence, 2003: 84.
Social skill deficit play important role in development of emotion and behavior problem in childhood and adulthood Spence, 2003: 84. The research also conclude that
many adults who experience mental problem such as depression, anxiety and personality disorder, connected with the social skill deficit Kelly, 1992.
A. ATTENTION DEFICIT-HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER ADHD
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD is development disorder which occur in childhood and can persist until adolescence and adulthood APA, 2000. ADHD have been
known since 100 years ago by terms hyperkinesias, hyperactive, or minimal brain dysfunction MBD Wadsworth Harper, 2007.
The main symptom appear firstly in age of 3-6 years old Loe and Feldman, 2007. The main symptom of ADHD is inattention concentration disorder, impulsivity and
hyperactivity Barkley et all, 2006. This symptom often accompanied by another symptom such as learning difficulty 25 , conduct disorder and oppositional disorder 50-75,
and tourette syndrome. ADHD symptom usually appear before age of 4 years old, but diagnosis is done after age of 7 years old McKinney, Montaque Hocutt, 1993.
The determination of ADHD diagnosis criteria based on DSM IV-TR 2000 is as follow:
A. One of 1 or 2
1Inattention: six or more inattention symptom below had persisted for at least six months until maladaptive level and inconsistent with development level:
a Often fail to give attention to detail or doing mistake, careless in school task, work, or
another activity. b
Often experience difficulty in maintaining attention toward task or playing activity. c Often appear not listen if talking directly.
d Often do not follow instruction and fail to solve school task, work, or obligation in work
place not because oppositional behavior or do not hear the instruction. e
Often experience difficulty in arranging task and activity.
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f Often avoid, dislike or reluctant to be involved in task which need long time mental effort
such as school task or homework. g
Often avoid the necessary things for task or activity for example game, school tasks, pencil, book or equipment.
h Often get attention easily distracted by external stimulus.
i Often forgetful in daily activity.
2 Hyperactive-Impulsivity: six or more of this hyperactivity- impulsivity had persisted for at least six months until maladaptive level and inconsistent with development level:
Hyperactivity: a
Often nervous with hand and leg or twisting on seat. b
Often leave the seat in class or in another situation which is demanded to constantly sit. c
Often run and climb excessively in situation which is inappropriate in adolescent or adult, it is limited to subjective anxiety feeling.
d Often experience the difficulty in playing or involved in leisure activity quietly.
e Often ―get ready for leaving‖ or acting as if driven by a car.
f Often talk excessively.
Impulsivity: g
Often answer the question without thinking before the question is finished. h
Often difficult to wait a turn. i
Often interrupt or disturb the others for example interrupting the conversation or playing.
B. Some of hyperactive-impulsive or inattention symptoms which cause disorder have
been existed before age of 7 years old. C.
Some disorder as result of symptoms appear in two or more situations, for example in school or work place and at home.
D. There should be a clear proof of meaningful disorder clinically in social, academic
functions or job function. E.
The symptoms do not occur only caused by pervasive development disorder, schizophrenia, or another psychotic disorder and not explained better by another mental
disorder for example mood disorder, anxiety disorder, dissociates disorder, or personality disorder.
B. SOCIAL SKILL
