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Gerber, Paul J.; Batalo, Cecilia G.; Achola, Edwin O. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and its amendments have been in existence for a little more than twenty years. Title One, which pertains to employment, has had a bearing on employment for persons with disabilities, particularly the high incidence category of learning disabilities, who for the most part work in competitive…
Descriptors: Employment, Learning Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Employees
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Madaus, Melissa Root; Ruberto, Laura M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2012
The self-modeling intervention has been studied for more than 40 years, most often through single-subject research design. This article evaluates the use of the intervention with behaviors associated with both externalizing and internalizing disorders. It compares and summarizes the use of the self-modeling intervention with behaviors such as:…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Intervention, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Depression (Psychology)
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Baeyens, Dieter; Roeyers, Herbert; Walle, Johan Vande – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2006
The aim of this literature review is to assess the current state of knowledge regarding differences and similarities between the inattentive (IA) and combined (C) subtypes of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in order to detail challenges concerning further conceptualization, diagnostics, and treatment. The literature on ADHD-IA and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Hyperactivity, Genetics
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Farrace-DiZinno, Anna Marie; Douglas, Graham; Houghton, Stephen; Lawrence, Vivienne; West, John; Whiting, Ken – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2001
Describes a study that recorded the type and severity of body movements of 79 boys with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and 67 non-ADHD boys while playing a computer video game. Results of multivariate analysis of variance showed no statistically significant differences in body movements between ADHD and non-ADHD boys. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Body Language, Comparative Analysis, Computer Games
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Aust, Patricia H. – Child Welfare, 1994
Describes and distinguishes between symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder without (ADD) and with hyperactivity (ADHD). Notes that confusion exists in distinguishing between problems related to ADD and ADHD and problems related to other causes. A fictitious case study demonstrates problems of families with children with ADD and ADHD. A multimodal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Case Studies
Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E. – Institute for Social Research, 2010
This occasional paper serves as a supplement to one of four annual monographs from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) study, written by the study's investigators and published by the study's sponsor, the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The full 2009 survey results are reported in "Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use,…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Drug Abuse, Social Environment, Secondary School Students