ABSTRACT

A number of programs have been developed over the past twenty years to teach inattentive, impulsive, hyperactive, and aggressive children ways they could achieve better self-control. The methods used to teach these skills generally involve training children in self-monitoring, problem-solving, and social skills acquisition. These methods seem perfectly suited for the problems of ADD children. Their impulsive cognitive tempo, quick, error-prone decision-making, poor means-end thinking, and lack of purposeful planning would seem to make them ideal candidates for programs which could help them more effectively control their behavior and encourage the development of positive social skills.