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Peer reviewedDienske, H.; And Others – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1985
Study aimed to find empirically justified criteria for attention and activity in child psychiatric patients. Children with various disorders and control subjects were studied during psychiatric examinations. (NH)
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedBarkley, Russell A.; And Others – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1985
Mother/child interactions of 60 hyperactive children 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 years of age were studied during free play and task periods. Significant age effects and several drug effects were found in the task period. Drug effects were essentially the same across all five age levels. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Children, Drug Therapy, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedMcGee, Rob; And Others – Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 1985
Anthropometric data collected on groups of 7-year-old New Zealand boys, identified as hyperactive-only, aggressive-hyperactive, aggressive-only and nonaggressive/nonhyperactive did not confirm the hypothesis that hyperactive-only Ss would show delayed maturation. However, hyperactive-only Ss were significantly more lean than Ss in other groups.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Body Weight, Elementary Education, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedFireston, Phillip; Peters, Susan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1983
Literature concerning minor physical anomalies (MPA) and their relation to behavior is reviewed. MPA appeared to be associated with pathology in boys, severity of hyperactivity, IQ, school achievement, and obstetrical complications. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Congenital Impairments, Etiology
Peer reviewedZentall, Sydney S.; Gohs, Deborah E. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1984
Thirteen preschool and first-grade hyperactive boys performed worse on communication tasks providing detailed cues only and responded more impulsively on tasks requiring additional cues than did 13 controls. Problems with detailed cues were not attributable to overall differences between groups in motivation, information requesting, processing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Tempo, Cues, Grade 1
Peer reviewedStine, John J. – American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1976
Descriptors: Case Studies, Dietetics, Exceptional Child Research, Hyperactivity
Lall, G. R. – Saskatchewan Journal of Educational Research and Development, 1976
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Hyperactivity, Medical Research, Preschool Children
Peer reviewedHill, Charles H.; Gattis, Linda J. – Reading World, 1976
Reviews the literature in an attempt to show the effects of inattention upon reading achievement. (RB)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Elementary Education, Hyperactivity, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedEllis, M. J.; And Others – Child Development, 1974
The ingestion of methylphenidate in hyperactive children was studied in classroom and informal settings. The drug seems to improve tractibility and learning in situations involving clear-cut tasks demands and high compliance, yet leaves informal behavior undisturbed. (ST)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Attention Control, Drug Therapy, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedAdams, Jerry; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1974
Descriptors: Children, Classification, Exceptional Child Research, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedFowlie, Barbara – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1973
Suggested by a parent are ways that parents of a hyperactive child requiring treatment with stimulant drugs can observe their child for the most effective administration of medication. (DB)
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Exceptional Child Education, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities
Miller, Floyd – American Education, 1973
A California program promises help for the hyperactive child ( minimal brain dysfunction''). (DS)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Hyperactivity, Illustrations
Peer reviewedEisenberg, Leon – Pediatrics, 1972
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Drug Use, Exceptional Child Education, Hyperactivity
Scott, Thomas J. – Amer J Orthopsychiat, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Environment, Exceptional Child Education, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedCampbell, Susan B.; And Others – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Drug Therapy
