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The Term Comorbidity Is of Questionable Value in Reference to Developmental Disorders: Data and Theory.
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Kaplan, Bonnie J.; Dewey, Deborah M.; Crawford, Susan G.; Wilson, Brenda N. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2001
This article criticizes the term "comorbidity" used to describe the overlap of developmental syndromes or disorders. Data from 179 school-age children are evaluated for criteria of seven disorders. Since fully 50 percent of the sample met the criteria for at least two diagnoses, the premise that these disorders are discrete categories on…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions
Behavioral and Emotional Problems of Students with Learning Disabilities, Serious Emotional Disturbance, or Both Conditions.
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Handwerk, Michael L.; Marshall, Richard M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
Evaluation of 357 students with either learning disability (LD), serious emotional disturbance (SED), or both (SED/LD), ages 6 to 18, found that children with LD differed from those with SED mainly in terms of severity of problem, not type of problem. Results suggest that students with both LD and SED are under-identified and underserved. (DB)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities
Locus of Control in Children with Learning Disabilities and Hyperactivity: A Subgroup Analysis.
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Tarnowski, Kenneth J.; Nay, Susan M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
The study with 51 boys (ages 7 to 9 years) found that subjects classified as having both attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity and learning disabilities demonstrated the most external locus of control with subjects classified as only learning-disabled intermediate and subjects classified as only having attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities
Using Standardized Psychometric Tests to Identify Learning Disabilities in Students with Sensorineural Hearing Impairments.
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Sikora, Darryn M.; Plapinger, Donald S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
The use of standardized psychoeducational diagnostic instruments to identify learning disabilities was evaluated with 19 students (ages 7 to 13) with sensorineural hearing impairments. Students with hearing impairment were found to demonstrate learning disabilities with a frequency similar to that found in students with normal hearing, suggesting…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification, Elementary Education
Methodological Issues and Learning Disabilities Diagnosis in Clinical Populations.
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Kamphaus, Randy W.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This study investigated diagnosis of learning problems in 177 boys (ages 6-13) with behavior problems. The standard score discrepancy method and standard score plus low achievement method were more likely to identify children with above-average intelligence quotients as learning disabled, whereas a regression approach identified learning…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Handicap Identification
An Examination of Youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Language Learning Disabilities: A Clinical Study.
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Javorsky, James – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
This study examined the performance of 96 youth hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital on a battery of language measures. Participants with both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and language learning disabilities (LLD) performed similarly to those with only LLD but significantly more poorly than those with only ADHD or with neither…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Emotional Disturbances