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Cowin, Pauline – Academic Therapy, 1978
Structured multisensory drills and activities used to teach the multiplication tables to a hyperactive boy are described. (CL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Hyperactivity, Multiplication, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedBrown, Ronald T.; Wynne, Martha Ellen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
Attentional performance was examined in hyperactive and normal 10- and 14-year-old boys. Multivariate analyses followed by univariate tests indicated that both age groups of normal Ss were superior to hyperactive Ss in attentional performance while hyperactive adolescents demonstrated significant improvement with age only in coming to attention.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Control, Attention Span, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedSykes, Donald H.; And Others – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1971
Hyperactive children treated with methylphenidate (ritalin) showed a significant improvement in all aspects of performance in an experimenter-paced task when compared to a control group of hyperactive children given a placebo. (Author/WY)
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Span, Drug Therapy, Hyperactivity
Goering, Jacob D.; Waldrop, Mary Ford – Research Journal (University of Maryland), 1970
Study found that hyperactive male children had significantly more anomalies than those who were not hyperactive. (RT)
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Elementary School Students, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedKavale, Kenneth A.; Forness, Steven R. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
The paper reviews via meta-analysis 23 research studies investigating the Feingold hypotheses which suggests diet modification as a treatment for hyperactivity. Findings indicate that diet modification is not an effective intervention for hyperactivity as evidenced by the negligible treatment effects (only slightly greater than those expected by…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Elementary Secondary Education, Hyperactivity, Nutrition
Peer reviewedSpring, Carl; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1981
A double blind, double crossover study with six hyperactive boys (8 to 13 years old) tested B. Feingold's hypothesis that synthetic food colors cause hyperactivity in some children. All Ss were on the Feingold diet, eliminating artificial colors and flavors. The authors conclude that evidence for Feingold's hypothesis is weak. (Author)
Descriptors: Dietetics, Elementary Education, Etiology, Food
Peer reviewedHier, D. B.; And Others – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1980
In a prospective study of 20 adult dyslexic men, no sex chromosome aberrations were detected. A retrospective study of 89 Ss with known sex chromosome aberrations revealed 20 of them to be mentally retarded. Among the 69 Ss of normal intelligence, learning, speech, and attention disorders were frequent. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Attention, Disabilities, Genetics, Hyperactivity
Grant, Wilson S.; Flynn, Barbara – Exceptional Parent, 1980
A mother and a physician recount experiences with hyperactivity in children. The pediatrician describes the child's characteristics and suggests an intervention approach that focuses on avoiding problem situations. The mother considers ways in which the child's traits can be benefits. (CL)
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Intervention, Mothers, Physicians
Peer reviewedKrager, John M.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1979
Previously unidentified hyperactive children have been diagnosed by school staffs and parents and placed on appropriate drug therapy. (JD)
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Hyperactivity, Medicine, Trend Analysis
Peer reviewedDe Judicibus, Margaret A.; McCabe, Marita P. – Adolescence San Diego, 2004
Thirty-one parents with multiple sclerosis (MS) participated in a study to investigate the adjustment of their children, 24 boys and 24 girls aged 4 to 16 years. The majority of parents believed that their illness had an effect on their children. The perception of parents regarding their children's problems in the areas of emotions, concentration,…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Family Income, Parent Child Relationship
Direct linkTsal, Yehoshua; Shalev, Lilach; Mevorach, Carmel – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2005
The performance of participants with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) relative to control participants was measured on four tasks uniquely assessing the functions of selective attention, executive attention, sustained attention, and orienting of attention. The results showed that deficits in sustained attention were the most…
Descriptors: Pathology, Hyperactivity, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorders
Kooistra, Libbe; Crawford, Susan; Dewey, Deborah; Cantell, Marja; Kaplan, Bonnie J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2005
This study investigated whether the likelihood of motor impairment in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increases with the presence of other disorders, and whether the cooccurring diagnoses of reading disability (RD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) account for the motor deficits seen in ADHD. A total of 291…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Control Groups, Attention Deficit Disorders
Antrop, Inge; Buysse, Ann; Roeyers, Herbert; Van Oost, Paulette – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2005
Background: According to the optimal stimulation theory and the delay aversion hypothesis, children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience difficulties when they are confronted with low levels of stimulation and delay, respectively. Aim: This study investigated the activity level of children with ADHD during waiting…
Descriptors: Intervals, Stimulation, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Daley, D.; Renyard, L.; Sonuga-Barke, E. J. S. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2005
Objectives: To assess teachers' emotional expression about pupils using the Five Minute Speech Sample (FMSS) and coding procedures for parental expressed emotion (EE). To compare EE for disruptive and non-disruptive pupils. Method: Twenty-one teachers provided speech samples for both a disruptive and a non-disruptive pupil in their class selected…
Descriptors: Students, Rating Scales, Hyperactivity, Emotional Response
Peer reviewedArnold, L. Eugene; Chuang, Shirley; Davies, Mark; Abikoff, Howard B.; Conners, C. Keith; Elliott, Glen R.; Greenhill, Laurence L.; Hechtman, Lily; Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Hoza, Betsy; Jensen, Peter S.; Kraemer, Helena C.; Langworthy-Lam, Kristen S.; March, John S.; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; Pelham, William E.; Severe, Joanne B.; Swanson, James M.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Wells, Karen C.; Wigal, Timothy – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2004
We examined 9-month data from the 14-month NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (the MTA) as a further check on the relative effect of medication (MedMgt) and behavioral treatment (Beh) for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) while Beh was still being delivered at greater intensity than at 14-month endpoint, and…
Descriptors: Maintenance, Hyperactivity, Generalization, Attention Deficit Disorders
