Peers hold the most negative automatic judgments about children displaying hyperactive/impulsive behaviors, and the ADHD label itself evokes social devaluation¶

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Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2020: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Even when behaviors are held constant, peers make more negative social judgments about targets whose behaviors are labeled as due to ADHD. → Mikami 2015

Evidence¶

Mikami 2015¶

Mikami, A. Y., & Normand, S. (2015). The Importance of Social Contextual Factors in Peer Relationships of Children with ADHD. Curr Dev Disord Rep. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-014-0036-0

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The review reports label effects from cited studies: with behaviors held constant, an ADHD label produced "more negative social judgments about targets" than no label, indicating stigma beyond the behaviors themselves.

"even when targets ' behaviors are held constant, peers make more negative social judgments about targets whose behaviors have been labeled as "due to ADHD " as opposed to when such a label is not provided"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Children with ADHD show medium-to-large peer problems relative to typically developing youth, with effect sizes from d=.72 (no comorbidities) to d=1.25 (comorbid conduct problems)
• Existing child-focused treatments for ADHD, including the MTA's intensive behavioral management and medication, and clinic-based social skills training, have not improved peers' liking of children with ADHD