Analyses of psychological, rating scale observational, and interview data showed that hyperactive children became less symptomatic over time; that the data did not provide evidence indicating that any of the treatments studied was more effective than any other or than no treatment at all. (Author)

In a survey of a sample of San Francisco Bay Area school children (grades K-5), estimates of the prevalence of various treatment regimens indicated that 58 percent of students identified as hyperactive received medication in one year, but a much larger number (86 percent) would be given medication at some time. (Author/SBH)

Thirteen hyperactive and 11 normal second graders were individually given four representative academic tasks in selected distracting environments during four one-hour testing sessions. (Author/SBH)

To test the suggestion that a deficit in selective attention is characteristic of learning disabled (LD) but not hyperactive (H) children, 72 students (12 LDH, 12 H, and 36 normal Ss) were timed on visual search tasks. (Author)

This study investigated (1) hyperactive children's performance on an adaptation of the operant vigilance task, and (2) possible differences in performance when short intersignal intervals versus long intervals were employed. (Author/DB)

Argues for the role of good nutrition in reducing student behavior problems and offers suggestions on what educators can do to improve the eating habits of students. (IRT)

The effects of psychostimulant medication and behavior therapy on hyperactive children were reviewed with regard to effects on their social and academic behavior. Both treatments have resulted in clear short-term changes in social behavior but neither long-term academic nor long-term social effects have been shown with either treatment. (Author)

In sample schools with non-White majorities, teachers rated Black children as significantly more often hyperactive and Mexican-American children as significantly less often hyperactive than would be expected, based on their representation in the general student body. These findings are interpreted from a sociological perspective. (Author)

Changes in magnitude of Muller-Lyer illusion lines between forks and arrows as a function of age were studied in 48 hyperactive and 48 nonhyperactive boys (six-nine years old).

It is argued that a combination of therapies, rather than reliance on a single approach, may heighten the chance of success in the treatment of hyperkinetic children. (MS)

Presents both sides of this controversial issues, concluding that to provide consistency for students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in all environments, parents and educators must cooperatively plan interventions, researching and evaluating valid information about various forms of treatment before deciding to use medication. The…

Explores whether children with AD/HD respond differently to a specific art directive. Using the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale to evaluate the drawings, results indicate three elements that would most accurately predict the artists into the AD/HD group: color prominence, details of objects and environments, and line quality. (Contains 29…

Provides an overview of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (AD-HD) in children and its behavioral correlates, emphasizing clinical issues in assessment. Proposes a clinical assessment protocol for evaluating this disorder among children. Emphasizes importance of differential diagnosis and need to assess for other problems. Presents clinical…