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The Socialization and Social Development of Hyperactive Children

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Although much work has focused on the definition, course, and treatment of hyperactivity and related behavior disorders in children (see Campbell & Werry, 1986; Ross & Ross, 1982, for recent reviews), surprisingly little attention has been paid to the social development and socialization of hyperactive children (but see Whalen & Henker, 1985). This partly reflects the once-prevalent view that hyperactivity (or minimal brain dysfunction as it was called) resulted from cerebral injury and that socialization was not particularly relevant to an understanding of the problem (see Werry, 1986). A second reason for the relative neglect of this issue is the lack of a developmental focus in most research on childhood disorders.

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Campbell, S.B. (1990). The Socialization and Social Development of Hyperactive Children. In: Lewis, M., Miller, S.M. (eds) Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7142-1_7

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