Developing emotional intelligence for inclusive 5th-grade students with attention deficit hyperactivities disorder through experiential activities

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1075.2023-0036

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) accounts for about 3-5% of school-age students. Symptoms of ADHD include difficulty in maintaining focus and controlling behavior, emotions, and being hyperactive with a lot of challenging behaviors. These difficulties hinder ADHD students from participating in family and classroom activities and controlling their emotional intelligence. It is not surprising that ADHD students are at risk of failing in school. Therefore, to help ADHD students succeed in school, have a good relationship with teachers and peers, and support their emotional intelligence development, emotional intelligence needs to be developed. Emotional intelligence is a significant form of intelligence for humans, especially for ADHD students in inclusive education environments. Emotional intelligence is directly related to students' behavior, abilities, and qualities. Emotional intelligence can be improved through various activities, especially experiential activities. Experiential activities in the classroom with diverse content and interactive forms can help ADHD students develop their emotional intelligence. In this article, we present some issues related to the development of emotions for ADHD students in fifth grade through experiential activities such as goals, content, methods, measures, organization form, and evaluation.