Abstract:
The study aimed to identify parents’ assessment of homework problems
to students with attention defcit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared to
their normal peers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and to measure their impact on
guardian and student variables. The study sample consisted of )89( guardians
of students diagnosed with ADHD, and )96( guardians of normal students,
who were chosen by simple random method. The study used the Homework
Problem Checklist )HPC( as a study instrument. The study found that there are
statistically signifcant differences at the level (0.05) between the mean scores
of homework problems among students with ADHD compared to their normal
peers, in the direction of students with ADHD. The results did not show
statistically signifcant differences in the variables of marital status, fnancial
status, and the educational level of the guardian. It revealed statistically
signifcant differences at the level (0.05) attributable to the variable of the
respondent type, in the direction of the guardian )the father(. The results also
showed that there were no statistically signifcant differences in the student’s
classroom variable, and the fact of taking a drug treatment.