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The Importance of ADHD Subtype Classification for Educational Applications of "DSM-V"
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Barnard, Lucy; Stevens, Tara; To, Yen M.; Lan, William Y.; Mulsow, Miriam – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: An examination of the academic achievement of children with ADHD by stimulant treatment status must consider this heterogeneity of the disorder. With the dissemination of the final wave of data, the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study presents an opportunity to examine the academic achievement of students with ADHD using a…
Descriptors: Stimulants, Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Biomedicalizing Schoolroom Performances. Constructions of Attention Deficit Disorder and Reading Disability in the First Grade
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Moss, John J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation describes how the medical categories of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Reading Disability (RD) have become commonsense ways to understand educational problems. I explore historical precursors of ADD and RD followed by a report on fieldwork I conducted in a first grade classroom of mostly Latino and low-income children. I…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Identification, Rating Scales, Grade 1
Academic Underachievement in ADHD Subtypes.
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Marshall, Richard M.; Hynd, George W.; Handwerk, Michael J.; Hall, Josh – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Comparison of 24 elementary school-age children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and 20 children with attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity (ADD/noH) on a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment found math achievement test scores for students with ADD/noH were significantly lower than those for students with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Elementary Education
ADHD and Reading Disabilities: A Cluster Analytic Approach for Distinguishing Subgroups.
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Bonafina, Marcela A.; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; McKay, Kathleen E.; Koda, Vivian H.; Halperin, Jeffrey M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2000
Using cluster analysis, a study empirically divided 54 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) based on their Full Scale IQ and reading ability. Clusters had different patterns of cognitive, behavioral, and neurochemical functions, as determined by discrepancies in Verbal-Performance IQ, academic achievement, parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aggression, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children
Longitudinal Research on the Behavioral Characteristics of Children with Learning Disabilities.
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McKinney, James D. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
A three-year study found that children with learning disabilities displayed a persistent pattern of maladaptive classroom behavior that distinguished them from average achievers and was associated with continued underachievement, especially for attention and conduct problem subtypes. The developmental relationship between learning disabilities,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Emotional or Behavioral Disorders in Primary Grades: Inappropriate Placement in the Learning Disability Category.
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Lopez, Maria F.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1996
Analysis of 150 students (grades 2 through 4) referred to School Study Teams found 43 were classified with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and 12 with emotional/behavioral disorders, but most of these students were placed in learning disability programs. Differences in student achievement, intelligence, and social skills for the three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Classification