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Examining the Relationship between Treatment Outcomes for Academic Achievement and Social Skills in School-Age Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Rutherford, Laura E.; DuPaul, George J.; Jitendra, Asha K. – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between treatment-induced changes in academic achievement and social skills in elementary school-age children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. A sample of 123 children in grades 1 through 4 with symptoms of inattention, impulsivity and/or hyperactivity, and significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary School Students
Self-Regulatory Behaviors in Children with Down Syndrome and Typically Developing Children Measured Using the Goodman Lock Box.
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Gilmore, Linda; Cuskelly, Monica; Hayes, Alan – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
The Goldman Lock Box provides two measures of self-regulation, planfulness and maintenance of goal-directed behavior. Lock Box performance of 25 children with down syndrome was compared with that of 43 typically developing children, matched for mental age. Children in both groups showed similar levels of competence, planfulness and…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Development, Down Syndrome, Mental Retardation
The Effects of Contingent and Noncontingent Attention on Self-Injury and Self-Restraint.
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Derby, K. Mark; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
This study examined effects of providing attention (the presumed reinforcer) both noncontingently and contingent upon either self-injurious behavior or self-restraint with a 12-year-old female with multiple disabilities including profound mental retardation. Results were consistent with the hypothesis that both responses were maintained by…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Multiple Disabilities
Using Computer Assisted Biofeedback to Help Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to Gain Self-Control.
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Blanton, Judy; Johnson, Lawrence J. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1991
This study evaluated effects of computer-assisted biofeedback on the electromyographic activity of three students (grades four and six) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Results indicated increased relaxation abilities and, in the case of the one student also observed in the classroom, increased on-task behavior after the biofeedback…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Biofeedback, Computer Uses in Education
Varieties of Executive Dysfunction in Autism.
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Hughes, Claire; Russell, Jim – 1993
This paper presents four studies which illustrate the variety of deficits in executive function displayed by individuals with autism. The concept of executive function is used to encompass all the mental operations which are involved in self-reflective and goal-directed behavior. Four forms of executive control are addressed: mental disengagement,…
Descriptors: Attention, Autism, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes
Cognitive Training in ADHD Children: Less to It than Meets the Eye.
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Abikoff, 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