The effect of the Feingold diet (elimination of artificial colors, flavors, or foods with natural salicylates to reduce hyperactivity) on the reading achievement scores, behavior, and impulsivity/reflectivity of 13 children (ages 6 to 12 years) was evaluated. Six months after the experimental group adopted the Feingold diet there were no…

The National Advisory Committee on Hyperkinesis and Food Additives paper summarized some research findings on the issue of the relationship between food-additive-free diets and hyperkinesis in children. Based on several challenge studies, it is concluded that the evidence generally refutes Dr. B. F. Feingold's claim that artificial colorings in…

Seventy-six hyperactive children (5 to 9 years old) and their families were studied to assess adherence to stimulant medication. Twenty families rejected the offer of treatment. Of those accepting, 20% were no longer taking medication by the fourth month and 44 had ceased by the tenth month. Nonadherence was generally not due to dramatic symptom…

It is suggested that the so-called paradoxical calming or depressant effects of amphetamine on hyperactive children can be accounted for by the proposition that amphetamines increase arousal when the initial arousal level is low but decrease arousal when the initial level is high. (Author)

The relationship between the ingestion of artificial food colors and an increase in selected hyperactive behaviors in two hyperactive females (eight years old) was studied. (Author/BD)

The study investigated the involvement of school personnel in the administration of medication for the hyperactive child. (Author)

Seven teachers failed to differentiate accurately among 28 students who demonstrated high and low levels of actual motor activity. (CL)

The behavior of eight hyperactive children was compared to 16 controls (9-10 years old) in two different classroom settings: an informal setting which involved choice and variety of tasks; and a formal setting which involved teacher specification of a small number of tasks. (Author/CL)

Defines both hyperactivity and hyperkinesis, how students suffering from those conditions behave, and the use of drug therapy for reducing such behavior in classrooms. (RK)

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Investigated with 18 hyperactive boys (5 to 12 years old) and 18 controls were the effects of methylphenidate on a number of objective measures of activity level and attention on three repeated occasions in four types of settings: free play, movie viewing, testing, and restricted play periods. (Author/SBH)

Assertions that television (Sesame Street in particular) produces hyperactivity, impulsivity, disorganized behavior, and shortened attention spans in pre-school children were investigated. No evidence was found that rapid television pacing has an immediate negative impact on behavior of preschool children. (Author/STS)

Results of a study involving control, learning disabled, and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADD-H) children (14 per group, aged 8-10 years) revealed that LD and ADD-H Ss habituated more rapidly, but they also encoded fewer aspects of the stimulus field than control Ss. (CL)

The elementary educator must be aware of the major aspects of hyperactivity and drug therapy to meet the multiple needs of hyperactive students. This article discusses hyperactivity, its effects on learning and behavior, its diagnosis, its treatment, and the school's role. (CB)

A review of research focuses on the history of the syndrome of hyperactivity (including challenges to the disorder's existence) and describes findings from 16 follow-up studies. It is concluded that no study has been able to convincingly discredit hyperactivity as the syndrome is currently diagnosed. (CL)