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Miranda, Ana; Soriano, Manuel; Fernandez, Inmaculada; Melia, Amanda – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2008
Comorbidity with other psychological problems (PP) complicates the course of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and makes treatment more difficult. The purpose of the present study was to (a) study the correspondence between the perceptions of parents and teachers about PP, (b) determine which PP predict the severity of the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Clinical Diagnosis, Rating Scales
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Raskind, Marshall H.; Margalit, Malka; Higgins, Eleanor L. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2006
This study examined children's presentations of the "LD experience" as expressed in online messages on a public website designed for children with learning and attention problems. Earlier research has demonstrated that children view the Internet as a social medium that enables communication and promotes personal relationships. In the current…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Learning Disabilities, Internet, Computer Mediated Communication
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Epstein, Michael H.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1985
Teacher-completed Behavior Problem Checklists on 316 learning disabled older boys and 225 younger and 77 older girls were factor-analyzed. Results partly replicated prior research with nondisabled and disabled populations identifying two broad dimensions of psychopathology--environmental conflict and personal disturbance--but also revealed…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education
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Teglasi, Hedwig; Cohn, Andrea; Meshbesher, Nicole – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2004
The link between learning problems and social-emotional difficulties is well documented and both are associated with temperamental risk factors. Whereas temperament refers to individual differences in biologically based dispositions for responding to and engaging with one's surroundings, developmental outcomes are the products of experiences as…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Interpersonal Competence, Personality, Learning Problems
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Bianco, Margarita – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2005
This study investigated the effect of the disability labels learning disabilities (LD) and emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) on public school general education and special education teachers' willingness to refer students to gifted programs. Results indicated that teachers were significantly influenced by the LD and EBD labels when making…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Referral, Learning Disabilities, Behavior Disorders