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Rourke, Byron P.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
A study of the adolescent and adult manifestations of a childhood nonverbal learning disability focused on the adaptive difficulties of these individuals, deriving from the pattern of neuropsychological abilities and deficits typical of the syndrome, and the high risk of depression and suicide. A case study is presented. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies
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Ring, Aliza; Stein, Daniel; Barak, Yoram; Teicher, Aharon; Hadjez, Jack; Elizur, Avner; Weizman, Abraham – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
The sleep profiles of 13 children (ages 5-13) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who were treated with a fixed dose of methylphenidate for at least one month were compared with those of 16 healthy siblings. Significantly more children with ADHD demonstrated sleep disturbances and higher rates of sleep disorders. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Children, Drug Therapy
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Glosser, Guila; Koppell, Steven – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
Evaluation of emotional/behavioral characteristics of 67 learning disabled children indicated that children with left hemisphere impaired cognitive profiles demonstrated dysphoria, anxiety, and social withdrawal; while children with right hemisphere impaired profiles demonstrated low rates of dysphoria/anxiety and increased somatic complaints.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Children
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Ames, Louise Bates; Gillespie, Clyde – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1973
The paper presented the case of a 9-year-old boy whose physical appearance and behavior were those of a 6-year-old, and questioned whether he should be diagnosed as immature or defective. (Author/GW)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Child Development, Children