Attention deficit and hyperactivity in the classroom: Assessing children’s perception through their drawings

For children in general, and in particular for pupils who find it difficult to manage their attention level and behaviour, the classroom may prove to be an "unsuited" environment (Kos et al., 2006). This study involved 124 students from the first, second and third year in some primary schools in Piedmont. The partecipants were divided into two groups: one experimental goup (EG), consisting of sixty children who, according to prevalent teachers, showed attention deficits and hyperactive behaviour and one control group (CG). In order to assess the behaviour and quality of relationships the life in the classroom of the two groups involved, various instruments were used (STRS, SDQ, Class Play, Attribution Test). This paper in based specifically on results from the amministration of the graphic test (Quaglia & Saglione 1990). This method, althoughin line with other tools used for confirming data fron the relevant literature, apart from hightlighting the quality of student teacher pupil relationship considers the difficulties of the child suffering from such a "disorder" with reference to specific behavioural areas, namely socialisation and affectivity.