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Medical Considerations in Adolescent Underachievement
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Friedman, Stanford B. – Journal of School Psychology, 1971
This paper discusses the potential contribution physicians can make in a multidisciplinary team," including some changes taking place in the field of pediatrics in the management of school problems. Two medical problems, minimal brain damage and malnutrition, are specifically discussed as they relate to learning disabilities. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Learning Disabilities, Medical Services, Minimal Brain Dysfunction
Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Hyperactivity, and Learning Disorders: Epidemic or Episode?
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Freeman, Roger D. – School Review, 1976
Develops an analysis of what is known about the etiology of hyperkinesis and what is known about the use of stimulant drugs for its treatment. Points out the ambiguities and confusions in diagnosis and treatment calling for an examination of the social and ideological influences upon the medical diagnosis and treatment of hyperkinesis. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Educational Research, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities
The Role of the Pediatrician in Management of Secondary School Behavior Problems.
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Litt, Iris F. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1978
This article suggests ways in which educators faced with student behavior problems can learn from and collaborate with pediatricians. (Editor)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Medical Evaluation, Minimal Brain Dysfunction
A Community Approach to Specific School Learning Disabilities: The Omaha STAAR Project
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Oberst, Byron B. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1973
Descriptors: Community Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities, Minimal Brain Dysfunction
The Responsibility of the Physician, Parent, and Child in Learning Disabilities
Denhoff, Eric – Rehabilitation Literature, 1974
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Services, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities
Management and Chemotherapy of Hyperactivity in Children
Kappelman, Murray M. – Medical Digest, 1976
Available from: Medical Digest, A.S. O'Connor & Company Limited, 26 Sheen Park, Richmond, Surrey, England.
Descriptors: Child Role, Drug Therapy, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities
Using Cerebral Stimulants to Treat Minimal Brain Dysfunction
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Loney, Jan; Ordona, Truce T. – American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1975
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Children, Drug Therapy, Exceptional Child Research
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Learning Disability: Handbook for the Classroom Teacher.
Newton, Jerry, Ed. – 1978
Designed to help teachers better understand the problems of learning disabled (LD) child, the manual explains the basic causes of LD and presents solutions to problems professionals face in working with this population. The manual contains the following chapters and authors: "The Teacher with a Learning Disabled Child," (P. Ackerman), "The…
Descriptors: Identification, Learning Disabilities, Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Nurses
PROGRESS IN LEARNING DISABILITIES. VOLUME I.
MYKLEBUST, HELMER R., ED. – 1968
THE FIRST OF A SERIES DEALING WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES FROM A PSYCHONEUROLOGICAL STANDPOINT, THE VOLUME CONTAINS CURRENT DISCUSSIONS AND RESEARCH REPORTS. TEN AUTHORS FROM A VARIETY OF FIELDS CONTRIBUTE CHAPTERS, EACH WITH AN ACCOMPANYING LIST OF REFERENCES. THE EDITOR, H.R. MYKLEBUST, PROVIDES THE OPENING ARTICLE ON "LEARNING…
Descriptors: Child Development, Dyslexia, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Needs