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Hyperactivity and Learning Difficulties.
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Holborow, P. L.; Berry, P. S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
Evaluation of the relationship between hyperactivity and learning difficulties in 1,593 Australian elementary students indicated twice as many males as females with learning difficulties; 11% of the sample were hyperactive; 41% of the subjects with learning difficulties were also hyperactive; and 3.2% of all subjects had both hyperactivity and…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Hyperactivity
Comorbidity of Reading Disability and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Differences by Gender and Subtype.
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Willcutt, Erik G.; Pennington, Bruce F. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2000
A study involving 494 twins with a reading disability (RD) and 373 typical twins found that individuals with RD were more likely to meet criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and that the association between RD and ADHD was stronger for symptoms of inattention than for hyperactivity symptoms. (Contains extensive references.)…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Hyperactivity, Multiple 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
EEG Analysis of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Comorbid Reading Disabilities.
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Clarke, Adam R.; Barry, Robert J.; McCarthy, Rory; Selikowitz, Mark – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2002
A study investigated electroencephalographic (EEG) differences between children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with reading disabilities (ADHD + RD) (n=20) or without (n=20), and 20 controls. Results indicate differences found in the ADHD + RD group represent an electrophysiological component associated with the reading disability…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Electroencephalography, Hyperactivity
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
Central Auditory Processing Ability in Children with ADHD with and without Learning Disabilities.
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Gomez, Rapson; Condon, Margaret – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
A study examined central auditory processing ability of 15 children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 15 children with ADHD and learning disabilities (LD), and 15 controls. Results indicated lower central-auditory-processing ability and significant correlations between reading and ADHD and reading and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Auditory Perception, Children, Cognitive Processes