NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Head Start1
No Child Left Behind Act 20011
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 29 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Silvana M. R. Watson; Carol Westby – Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2025
Purpose: The intent of this article is to explain the complexity of the diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and developmental language disorder (DLD) in multilingual (ML) children and adolescents and to offer strategies for speech-language pathologists charged with diagnosis of language impairment in these children.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Annalee Kelly; Dominic F. Gullo; Yange Xue – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2024
This study examined child demographics and teacher background and beliefs that may be associated with teacher reports of externalizing behaviors in preschool children. Reports of these behaviors are associated with preschool suspension or expulsion. Head Start teacher and child data were used to investigate how teacher-reported child behavior…
Descriptors: Social Services, Low Income Students, Federal Programs, Teacher Characteristics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ianni, Lina; Mazer, Barbara; Thomas, Aliki; Snider, Laurie – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2021
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a neurobehavioral disorder prevalent in childhood, demonstrate a persistent pattern of inattention and hyperactive and/or impulsive behavior that is more severe than their typically developing peers. Much of this challenging behavior is observed in the classroom. However, current…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Occupational Therapy, Children, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Glockner-Rist, Angelika; Pedersen, Anya; Rist, Fred – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2013
Objective: Adult "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (4th ed.; "DSM-IV") and retrospective childhood Wender-Utah ADHD criteria are implemented in self-report measures to assess adult ADHD and its required onset in childhood. Yet their dimensional structure and relationship to adult ADHD depressivity is still…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Adults, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dirlikov, Benjamin; Younes, Laurent; Nebel, Mary Beth; Martinelli, Mary Katherine; Tiedemann, Alyssa Nicole; Koch, Carolyn A.; Fiorilli, Diana; Bastian, Amy J.; Denckla, Martha Bridge; Miller, Michael I.; Mostofsky, Stewart H. – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2017
This study presents construct validity for a novel automated morphometric and kinematic handwriting assessment, including (1) convergent validity, establishing reliability of automated measures with traditional manual-derived Minnesota Handwriting Assessment (MHA), and (2) discriminant validity, establishing that the automated methods distinguish…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Evaluation Methods, Children, Preadolescents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Parker, Claire; Whear, Rebecca; Ukoumunne, Obioha C.; Bethel, Alison; Thompson-Coon, Jo; Stein, Ken; Ford, Tamsin – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2015
Childhood psychiatric disorders are associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes including poor academic attainment. For some children these difficulties are recognised through school Special Educational Need procedures (SEN) but many others may remain unidentified and/or unsupported. In Britain, government data suggests disproportionate…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Psychopathology, Psychiatry, Disproportionate Representation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Oner, Ozgur; Oner, Pinar; Bozkurt, Ozlem Hekim; Odabas, Elif; Keser, Nilufer; Karadag, Hasan; Kizilgun, Murat – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
Objective: It has been suggested that both low iron and zinc levels might be associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms. However, the association of zinc and iron levels with ADHD symptoms has not been investigated at the same time in a single sample. Method: 118 subjects with ADHD (age = 7-14 years, mean = 9.8,…
Descriptors: Scores, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gresham, Frank M. – School Psychology Review, 2011
The author was favorably impressed with the breadth, scope, and quality of the articles in this issue that dealt with the various aspects and correlates of social behavioral functioning as well as assessment and intervention considerations. Each of these articles dealt with a unique aspect of social behavioral functioning in children and youth and…
Descriptors: Intervention, School Psychologists, Social Behavior, Evaluation Methods
Mission, Paige Lauren – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Social-emotional development, psychosocial functioning, and relational experiences have been shown to impact academic achievement and psychological well-being. Social skills have been identified as being particularly critical in promoting mental health and life-long success. Children with well-developed social skills (e.g., sharing, being…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Spanish Speaking, Social Adjustment, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mahan, Sara; Matson, Johnny L. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
As the "Behavioral Assessment System for Children, Second Edition" ("BASC-2") is often used to aid in diagnosis it is important to discern how children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) score on the "BASC-2" compared to typically developing controls. This study compared scores of typically developing…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Evaluation Methods, Clinical Diagnosis
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Golder, Tracy – Journal of School Nursing, 2010
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurobehavioral disorder that consists of simple and complex tics. This disorder can significantly affect a child's self-esteem and academic success. Although some believe that only adults are affected, this disorder occurs most frequently in early childhood and symptoms decrease with age. Diagnosis of this disorder can…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Depression (Psychology), Neurological Impairments
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Aman, Michael G.; McDougle, Christopher J.; Scahill, Lawrence; Handen, Benjamin; Arnold, L. Eugene; Johnson, Cynthia; Stigler, Kimberly A.; Bearss, Karen; Butter, Eric; Swiezy, Naomi B.; Sukhodolsky, Denis D.; Ramadan, Yaser; Pozdol, Stacie L.; Nikolov, Roumen; Lecavalier, Luc; Kohn, Arlene E.; Koenig, Kathleen; Hollway, Jill A.; Korzekwa, Patricia; Gavaletz, Allison; Mulick, James A.; Hall, Kristy L.; Dziura, James; Ritz, Louise; Trollinger, Stacie; Yu, Sunkyung; Vitiello, Benedetto; Wagner, Ann – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009
Objective: Many children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) have serious, functionally impairing behavioral problems. We tested whether combined treatment (COMB) with risperidone and parent training (PT) in behavior management is superior to medication alone (MED) in improving severe behavioral problems in children with PDDs. Method:…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Hyperactivity, Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Karatekin, Canan; White, Tonya; Bingham, Christopher – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: We compared ratings of behavior and attention problems between youth-onset psychosis and ADHD, two disorders in which attentional impairments play a key role, and examined the effect of psychostimulant use on age of onset in psychosis. Method: Parent and teacher ratings of behavioral problems and ADHD symptoms were collected using the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Psychosis, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Niklasson, Lena; Rasmussen, Peder; Oskarsdottir, Solveig; Gillberg, Christopher – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
This study assessed the prevalence and type of associated neuropsychiatric problems in children and adults with 22q11 deletion syndrome. One-hundred consecutively referred individuals with 22q11 deletion syndrome were given in-depth neuropsychiatric assessments and questionnaires screens. Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and/or attention…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation, Autism
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Smith-Bonahue, Tina; Larmore, Anne; Harman, Jennifer; Castillo, Melissa – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2009
Children with learning disorders (LD) are at increased risk for a host of psychosocial problems, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (e.g., Bouffard, Roy, & Vezeau, 2005; Elksnin & Elksnin, 2004; Greenham, 1999; Michaels & Lewandowski, 1990; Sideridis, Morgan, Botsas, Padeliadu & Fuchs, 2006; Weiner &…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Learning Disabilities, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1  |  2