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Peer reviewedAtkins, Marc S.; Pelham, William E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This article describes school-based assessment procedures related to attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, including teacher rating measures, direct observations in classrooms and on playgrounds, peer ratings and sociometric measures, and permanent product measures such as academic performance. Components of a comprehensive assessment and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedMurphy, Vincent; Hicks-Stewart, Kathleen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
In response to Larry Silver (EC 231 774) concerning whether attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder is a learning disability via a related disorder, this article proposes an interactional perspective that stresses the educational needs of the child within his/her total environmental context. It also summarizes the current empirical and clinical…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAbikoff, Howard – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This review of 28 studies involving children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder concludes that there is little empirical support for cognitive training's clinical utility. The paper discusses cognitive training's efficacy as a single intervention and as an adjunct to stimulant treatment, and its impact on cognitive, academic, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes
