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Download full textWebb, James T.; Latimer, Diane – 1993
This fact sheet summarizes information on children who have an attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD), are gifted, or are both ADHD and gifted. Fourteen diagnostic criteria for ADHD from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders III are listed. A comparison of behaviors associated with ADHD and with giftedness is…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Behavior Problems, Gifted
Wasserstein, Jeanette; Wasserstein, Adella; Wolf, Lorraine E. – 2001
This digest examines attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and symptoms of the disability. Pertinent adult problems include: (1) substance abuse, antisocial behaviors, and criminality, all of which can occur in adults with ADHD; (2) poor social skills or deficits in self-awareness are also frequent; (3) occurrence of ADHD with…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis
Knoblauch, Bernadette – 1998
This digest provides basic information on Tourette Syndrome (TS) as well as guidelines for appropriate classroom accommodations. It reports that about 100,000 Americans have diagnosed TS with symptoms including multiple motor and vocal tics; frequent (daily) occurrence of bouts of tics; periodic changes in the number, frequency, and severity of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
