Description:
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) is a developmental disorder in the form of an unusual
increase in children's activities and tends to be excessive. This is
characterized by various complaints of feeling restless, unable to
be quiet, unable to sit quietly and always leaving a permanent
situation such as sitting or standing. The purpose of this study
was to determine the intelligence of students with ADHD barriers
using test instruments Wechsler Intelligence Children Scale
(WISC). This research is a descriptive-quantitative study. The
subject of this study was 19 students with impaired concentration
and hyperactivity at SDN X Martapura, Indonesia. The research
showed that based on WISC intelligence test result, among
students who have ADHD barriers there are 1 student (5.3%)
with a category above the average, 8 students (42.1%) with an
average category, 6 students (31.6%) with a category below the
average, 2 students (10.5%) with a border category and 2
students (10.5%) with a category of mental retardation. It can be
concluded that the intelligence of students with ADHD barriers
lies in the category above the average, average, below average,
border and mental retardation.
Keywords—Intelligence, WISC Test, Attention Deficit and
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)