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McCrae, Marcia Q. – 1982
The author describes damage and normal development of the brain, as well as assessment and intervention with brain-damaged children. After a brief introduction on the complex and delicate process of brain development and a review of incidence, aspects of etiology such as genetic and postnatal causes are discussed. Brain development is examined…
Descriptors: Etiology, Incidence, Intervention, Medical Evaluation
Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1970
Speeches presented at the international convention of the Council for Exceptional Children in Chicago, 1970 are reported. Papers are concerned with medical views of children with minimal brain dysfunction by C. Arden Miller, medical intervention in maladaptive classroom behavior by Kenneth Zike, medical intervention and the pediatrician's role in…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Drug Addiction, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
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Majovski, Lawrence C.; Oettinger, Leon, Jr. – Behavioral Disorders, 1979
The article discusses neuropsychological and treatment aspects of brain behavior disorders in children from the standpoint of terms such as minimal brain dysfunction, learning disabilities, hyperactivity, and hyperkinetic syndrome. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, Hyperactivity
Scaramella-Nowinski, Valerie L. – 1991
The paper presents a discussion of human mental processes as they relate to learning disabilities. Pathognomonic symptoms associated with disturbances to brain areas or functional systems are discussed, as well as treatment procedures. This brain behavior relationship is offered as a basis for a classification system that is seen to more clearly…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attention, Check Lists, Classification
Patterson, Natalie E., Comp. – 1968
Educational diagnostic methods were used to screen children evidencing minimal brain damage, dyslexia, or emotional problems. Of 750 children, 15% had such difficulties; they received a highly structured language arts program in homogeneous transition groups while remaining in their usual homeroom. In addition, they participated in motor training…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Emotional Problems, Exceptional Child Research, Identification
Tapper, Marie-Louise; Michelsson, Katarina – 1996
This paper reviews the history and current status of services to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Finland. It notes the availability of free or almost free health services in Finland and the resulting very low infant mortality rate. The history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), termed "minimal brain…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Cooperative Programs
Parmelee, Arthur H.; And Others – 1975
This report presents a cumulative risk score system designed to identify high-risk infants through multiple assessments over an extended period of time. The system scores prenatal, natal, and neonatal biological events and neonatal behavioral performance in an additive fashion. Infants are assessed in the first month of life to distinguish those…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development, Diagnostic Tests
Vigo County School Corp., Terre Haute, IN. – 1968
Children having problems in adjusting to school are referred to the Center. An interdisciplinary team evaluates each child for possible placement in a controlled therapeutic classroom. Provided here as preliminary project evaluation are a sample psychological report and a psychometric summary sheet. Case studies are given for children in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis
Bricker, Diane; Bricker, William – 1972
The report summarizes the second year of the Toddler Research and Intervention Project, which uses experimental research to devise and evaluate educational intervention techniques with approximately 28 normal or developmentally delayed children 1- to 4-years-old and their families. Described are researchers/teachers relationships, behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Curriculum, Down Syndrome, Early Childhood Education
Wolcott, Gary; And Others – 1995
This resource guide offers strategies for working with children having mild to severe brain injuries. Chapter 1 corrects common misunderstandings about brain injuries and gives suggestions and illustrative case examples. Chapter 2 discusses 12 common changes in students with brain injuries such as tiredness, irritability, passivity, depression,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Educational Planning
Grimes, Jeff, Ed. – 1982
This document, intended as a resource for school psychologists, contains articles addressing a variety of psychological and behavioral problems of children and adolescents. Each chapter includes the following content: background information concerning the specific topic, approaches for assessing the behavior of concern, intervention possibilities,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Child Psychology
NEWCOMB, DANIEL L., ED. – 1967
THE PROCEEDINGS FROM THE 1967 INTERNATIONAL CONVOCATION ON LEARNING DISABILITIES INCLUDE ARTICLES IN THREE AREAS--23 ON ETIOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION, 14 ON EDUCATION, HABILITATION, AND REMEDIATION, AND 11 ON REHABILITATION AND INNOVATION. TOPICS INCLUDE LANGUAGE, READING AND COMMUNICATION DISABILITIES, BHEAVIOR, AUDITORY AND VISUAL PERCEPTION,…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Change, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis