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Iverson, Landa J. – 1984
Three groups of visually impaired children--10 with rubella, 7 with retrolental fibroplasia (RLF), and 9 with blindness other than rubella or RLF--were observed for stereotypic behaviors. Ss were observed in four different environmental settings: classroom/instruction; mealtime activity/breakfast, lunch, or supper; physical education/movement…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Multiple Disabilities, Neurological Impairments, Rubella
Shaffer, Joyce; And Others – 1985
WISC (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) and WRAT (Wide Range Achievement Test) data from the first sample of 60 children with uncomplicated meningomyelocele (a neurological condition) were examined to determine their deviation from test norms. A second sample of 46 children was tested with the WISC-R, WRAT, VMI (Visual Motor Integration)…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Evaluation Methods, Memory
Download full textDeVellis, Robert F.; And Others – 1980
The occurrence of unpredictable and often unavoidable aversive seizures in epilepsy bears a striking resemblance to the conditions known to induce learned helplessness. Additionally, depression and other characteristics associated with helplessness seem to occur more frequently among persons with epilepsy. Data from a national survey of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems
Dykman, Roscoe A.; And Others – 1984
This paper covers selected findings from three studies that compared different diagnostic groups: boys with attention deficit disorder (ADD) with or without hyperactivity (HY) but normal reading ability; boys with reading disability (RD) but not HY; and boys with both RD and HY. Studies examined an adapted task to assess frontal and temporal lobe…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes
Parmelee, Arthur H.; And Others – 1975
This report presents a cumulative risk score system designed to identify high-risk infants through multiple assessments over an extended period of time. The system scores prenatal, natal, and neonatal biological events and neonatal behavioral performance in an additive fashion. Infants are assessed in the first month of life to distinguish those…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development, Diagnostic Tests
DePompei, Roberta; Blosser, Jean L. – 1987
Intended for special educators and administrators, the paper addresses the educational implications of closed head injury in children. Characteristics of head injured students are noted, including previous successful experiences in social and academic settings, inconsistent performance patterns, and cognitive deficits which are present as in other…
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Behavior Patterns, Class Activities, Cognitive Development
