Comparison of Creativity between Children with and without ‎Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: ‎A Case-Control ‎Study

The aim of this study was to compare creativity in children with and without attention deficit hyperactivity ýdisorder. ý
This was an analytic and descriptive study. Participants were 33 children aged 7-12 years selected from a ýchild and adolescent psychiatric clinic at Imam Hossein hospital (Tehran, Iran), who were diagnosed with ýADHD by a child and adolescent psychiatrist. They met the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for ADHD and had ýno comorbidity according to K-SADS (Kiddi-Scadule for Affective disorders and Schizophrenia). They ýwere requested not to take any medication. They took the Figural TTCT (Torrance Test of Creativity ýThinking) and Raven Intelligence test after using medication. Thirty-three age and sex-matched children ýselected from the regional schools were recruited for the control group. They did not have any ýpsychiatric disorders according to K-SADS. The Figural TTCT and Raven Intelligence test were conducted ýfor the controls as well. ý
No statistically significant difference was found in the intelligence score and the mean±SD of the total ýscore of creativity between children with ADHD (125.2 ± 42.6) and the control group (130.6 ± 47.5) (P ývalue = 0.49). Children with ADHD had worse function in fluency and flexibility items and were not ýdifferent in originality and elaboration items.ý
The creativity of children with ADHD is not different from that of the control group.ý