Title:
METACOGNITIVE INTERVENTION WITH A PERSON WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)

Authors:
Giovanni Maria Guazzo and Consiglia Nappo

Abstract:
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental, childhood-onset, and selfcontrol disorder. It is characterised by marked and persistent levels of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity, which are disproportionate to age. For a long time, it was believed that ADHD was a disorder exclusively characterising childhood/adolescence. Still, scientific evidence has shown that it persists throughout life in up to 85% of cases, causing significant difficulties even in adulthood. This paper presents a metacognitive intervention for an eight-year-old child in the third grade of primary school.

Keywords:
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Metacognition, Self-control, Verbal self-instruction.

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2025.8318

Date of Publication: 03-06-2025