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Direct linkNewland, Jessica Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Disruptive behavior disorders in children are distressing to others due to the abnormal nature of the child's behavior (Christophersen & Mortweet, 2003). These disorders include attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and conduct disorder (CD). Prevalent rates for these disorders range from 2% to…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Behavior Disorders
Peer reviewedKetelaars, Mieke P.; Cuperus, Juliane; Jansonius, Kino; Verhoeven, Ludo – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2010
Background: Specific language impairment (SLI) is diagnosed when a child shows isolated structural language problems. The diagnosis of pragmatic language impairment (PLI) is given to children who show difficulties with the use of language in context. Unlike children with SLI, these children tend to show relatively intact structural language skills…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Language Impairments, Disability Identification
O'Neill, Linda; Guenette, Francis; Kitchenham, Andrew – British Journal of Special Education, 2010
Elementary and special education teachers and school counsellors currently provide support to children presenting learning disabilities and behavioural problems symptomatic of the more hidden diagnosis of complex trauma resulting from abuse or severe attachment disruption. Specific disorders such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mental Retardation, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse
Janusis, Grace M.; Weyandt, Lisa L. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: The present study investigated potential differences between college students with and without disabilities (including ADHD, Asperger's syndrome, executive functioning disorder, and learning, mental health, vision, hearing, and physical/chronic disabilities) regarding self-reported substance use and misuse, perceived stress, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Stimulants, Marijuana, Asperger Syndrome
Hagberg, Bibbi S.; Miniscalco, Carmela; Gillberg, Christopher – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Many studies have shown that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have had early indicators of language delay. The aim of the present study was to examine the cognitive profile of school age children referred to a specialist clinic for ASD, ADHD, or both, and relate this profile…
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Intelligence Quotient
Valo, Shana; Tannock, Rosemary – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
Using data from 123 children (aged 6-12 years) referred consecutively to a pediatric neuropsychiatry clinic by community physicians for assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and related problems, we investigated the effects of informant (parent, teacher), tool (interview, rating scale), and method for combining symptom…
Descriptors: Physicians, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorders, Identification
Re, Anna Maria; Cornoldi, Cesare – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2010
A large body of evidence shows that many of the academic difficulties Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) children have may be related to their problems in executive control. However, the particular case of expressive writing has not been deeply explored. The present study examines the typical school exercise of writing a letter.…
Descriptors: Writing Difficulties, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Expressive Language, Grade 3
Kao, Grace S.; Thomas, Hillary M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2010
"Conners 3rd Edition" is the most updated version of a series of measures for assessing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and common comorbid problems/disorders in children and adolescents ranging from 6 to 18 years of age. Related problems that the test helps assess include executive dysfunction, learning problems, aggression, and…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Test Reviews, Questionnaires, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Grunau, Gilat L.; Ratner, Pamela A.; Hossain, Shahadut; Johnson, Joy L. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2010
The objective of this study was to investigate the association between depression and anxiety and adolescents' smoking status, and to determine whether depression or anxiety mediate the association between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and smoking. A cross-sectional survey of tobacco use was conducted in regional school districts…
Descriptors: Regional Schools, Smoking, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Sobanski, Esther; Banaschewski, Tobias; Asherson, Philip; Buitelaar, Jan; Chen, Wai; Franke, Barbara; Holtmann, Martin; Krumm, Bertram; Sergeant, Joseph; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund; Stringaris, Argyris; Taylor, Eric; Anney, Richard; Ebstein, Richard P.; Gill, Michael; Miranda, Ana; Mulas, Fernando; Oades, Robert D.; Roeyers, Herbert; Rothenberger, Aribert; Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph; Faraone, Stephen V. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: The goal of this study was to investigate the occurrence, severity and clinical correlates of emotional lability (EL) in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and to examine factors contributing to EL and familiality of EL in youth with ADHD. Methods: One thousand, one hundred and eighty-six children with ADHD…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Siblings, Substance Abuse, Incidence
Alqahtani, Mohammed M. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: To investigate comorbidity of oppositional-defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD), anxiety, and depression and to investigate the impaired social and academic developments among children with ADHD in primary school settings in Saudi Arabia. Method: Data for the purpose of this study are obtained from parent and teachers of 652…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales, Foreign Countries
Rabiner, David L.; Anastopoulos, Arthur D.; Costello, E. Jane; Hoyle, Rick H.; Swartzwelder, H. Scott – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: To identify the predictors of nonmedical ADHD medication use by college students. Participants: A total of 843 undergraduates attending one public or one private university in southeastern United States. Method: Students completed a Web-based survey inquiring about ADHD medication use during the first semester freshman of their year and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Depression (Psychology), Drug Use
Download full textErbey, Rachel; McLaughlin, T. F.; Derby, K. Mark; Everson, Mary – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to measure the effects of reading racetrack and flashcards when teaching phonics, sight words, and addition facts. The participants for the sight word and phonics portion of this study were two seven-year-old boys in the second grade. Both participants were diagnosed with a learning disability. The third participant…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Phonics
Kent, Kristine M.; Pelham, William E.; Molina, Brooke S. G.; Sibley, Margaret H.; Waschbusch, Daniel A.; Yu, Jihnhee; Gnagy, Elizabeth M.; Biswas, Aparajita; Babinski, Dara E.; Karch, Kathryn M. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2011
This study compared the high school academic experience of adolescents with and without childhood ADHD using data from the Pittsburgh ADHD Longitudinal Study (PALS). Participants were 326 males with childhood ADHD and 213 demographically similar males without ADHD who were recruited at the start of the follow-up study. Data were collected yearly…
Descriptors: High School Students, At Risk Students, Dropouts, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Solomon, Marjorie; Ozonoff, Sally J.; Ursu, Stefan; Ravizza, Susan; Cummings, Neil; Ly, Stanford; Carter, Cameron S. – Neuropsychologia, 2009
Executive function deficits are among the most frequently reported symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), however, there have been few functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies that investigate the neural substrates of executive function deficits in ASDs, and only one in adolescents. The current study examined cognitive…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Adolescents, Brain
