This paper reports a small scale qualitative study of 16 pupils' perceptions of the experience of AD/HD. It considers their perceptions of their behaviour, their understandings of the nature of AD/HD and their experience, understanding of and attitudes towards intervention. The study concludes that pupils' responses are complex, in that they share both positive and negative attitudes towards AD/HD. Of particular concern, however, are recurring inaccuracies in pupils' perceptions of the nature of AD/HD as a solely biologically determined phenomenon. Whilst this view reflects popular misconceptions of AD/HD, it does not accord with the theoretical and research literature on the topic. It is, therefore, argued that pupils might benefit from being introduced to a view of AD/HD which represents its status as a phenomenon that results from interactions between biological, psychological and social forces.
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