To compare various cognitive treatment approaches for ameliorating difficulties of hyperactive children on tasks requiring sustained vigilance and accuracy, 48 hyperactive boys (mean age 9 years 4 months) were randomly assigned to one of four training conditions: inhibitory control training, attention training, combined training, or control. The…

Seven hyperactive children in a pilot study, and 15 hyperactive and 15 nonhyperactive control children in a later study, were assessed for salivation to lemon juice stimulation, reactive inhibition on an audio-vigilance task, and visual-motor maze errors. (Author)

The evidence available so far generally refutes the claim that artificial food colorings in the diet substantially aggravate the behavior of children with learning disability and hyperkinesis. (JD)

The author postulates that cultural factors related to technological innovations and an overstimulating environment may be as responsible for the incidence of hyperactivity as the organic and emotional causes usually studied. (GW)

Describes the biomotometer and reports a reliability and a validity study of the instrument. (SB)

A single subject ABAB design was employed to determine the effectiveness of the Feingold Kaiser Permanente (K-P) diet in the treatment of a six-year-old hyperkinetic male. Results indicated the K-P diet was effective in controlling the subject's hyperkinesis, nutritionally adequate, and moderately difficult to implement. (Author/DB)

A review of research studies on the effects of fenfluramine as a pharmaceutical treatment for autistic children is presented. Fenfluramine had positive effects on the reduction of hyperactivity and stereotypic behaviors in approximately one-third of subjects. The best responders were children with the highest baseline intelligence quotients.…

Research on the effects of drug intervention with young hyperactive children is reviewed. It is concluded that the limited number of investigations does not justify the widespread utilization of stimulant drug treatment with young hyperactive children. (Author)

Each instance of out-of-seat behavior of four hyperactive moderately/severely mentally retarded eight and nine year olds resulted in return to seat followed by 15-second physical restraint. Out-of-seat behavior of all four Ss increased during two implementations of the restraint contingency compared to levels during alternative baseline periods.…

Evaluated the effect of the label hyperactive by asking 140 school psychologists and pediatricians to recommend various assessments and interventions for a child displaying symptoms of hyperactivity. Results showed the effect of labels appears minimal. Recommending psychostimulant medication was the only treatment method influenced by the label.…

Results indicated that learning disabled (LD) children performed less well than non-LD children on tasks requiring internal strategies or plans. With one exception, hyperactive and nonhyperactive LD children performed similarly. Across groups, children with more behavioral problems also were children who used less mature cognitive strategies.…

A selective review of the literature explores biofeedback and relaxation as practical alternatives to drug therapy in controlling the behavior of hyperactive children. (JW)

Results demonstrated that while there were differences in the behaviors of Ss (in grades five-seven) with and without diagnosis of hyperactivity, the number of behavior changes per minute was essentially the same and that, for most behaviors, the probability of a behavior following an emission of the same behavior did not differ. (Author/CL)

Argues for the efficacy of special programs for learning disabled children and presents some specific caveats that must be taken into consideration concerning learning disabled children. (Author/IRT)

Based on clinical observations, the author discusses the role of occupational therapy in treating hyperactive children, including self-regulation of the child through activity groups where other children serve as monitoring agents. (Authors/JA)