Presents findings from several sources that give results of research in megavitamin nutritional therapy. Examines vitamin therapy in learning disabilities in general, schizophrenia, autism, mental retardation and Down's syndrome, and hyperkinesis. Concludes that holistic approach to treatment is needed and that vitamin therapy, if proven…

Reviews the use of drugs to treat hyperactivity in children. Finds that not all studies support the use of drugs to produce increased learning and control behavior. Suggests that, given the contradictory findings, counselors ought to taken an active role in students' drug therapy, monitoring their behavior and academic performance. (ABB)

Comparison of hyperactive and normal children indicated that hyperactive children did not show deficits in the ability to sustain attention, although signal detection analysis showed some lowered capacity in both focused and selective attention to targets. Subsamples of learning-disabled and neurologically impaired hyperactive children showed…

Hyperactive children were less compliant and more negative than were nonhyperactive controls, and their mothers responded more negatively to their compliance than mothers of nonhyperactive children. Mothers of hyperactive children reported more psychological difficulties in relatives and rated their children as more deviant than nonhyperactive…

This study employed an ABA withdrawal design, replicated three times, with a control subject and a follow-up phase, to evaluate the effects of self-observation in reducing disruptive classroom behaviors. Results showed that the percentage of disruptive classroom behaviors were dramatically reduced as a consequence of treatment. (Author/LMO)

Discusses the teacher, parent and counselor roles in the identification and handling of maladjusted children. Behavior problems which are discussed include unmanageability and hyperactivity. (BL)

Single concept fliers dealing with students who are academically frustrated and students who do not pay attention in class were evaluated by 176 regular and special educators. The fliers were designed to provide assistance to teachers at a very basic level. Ratings were positive and indicated that teachers would use the fliers. (Author/CL)

The effectiveness of a treatment program utilizing parents and tape recordings to teach relaxation skills to 13 hyperactive children was examined. (DB)

School counselors are often consultants for parents and teachers on problems that children and adolescents face. Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is one such problem. It is frequently misunderstood, presenting a challenge for parents and teachers alike. The counselor is a resource for initial identification and interventions at home and in the…

From leading ADHD authority Dr. Russell A. Barkley, this instructive program integrates information about ADHD with the experiences of adults from different walks of life who suffer from the disorder. Including interviews with these individuals, their family members, and the clinicians who treat them, the program addresses such important topics as…

The Freedom from Distractability Index (FFD) on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- Third Edition (WISC-III) is an index score comprised of the sum of the scores on the Arithmetic and Digit Span subsets. Although the FFD is often interpreted as a measure of attention and concentration, there are a number of other possible explanations…

Discusses the diagnosis of hyperkinesis as a catch-all for problem children and the use of psychoactive drugs as a simplistic method of restraint. Also discusses the results of tests for brain dysfunction, mental ability, creativity, and mental health for drug and non-drug groups of children. (TO)

The attention controls of 30 learning disabled and 30 normal males (8-to 11-years-old) were tested by a vigilance task in which vigilance was defined as ability to detect infrequently occurring signals over a prolonged time period when signals were embedded in a background of regularly occurring events. (Author/GW)

A controlled outpatient study of 19 hyperactive boys (aged 4-10 years) of normal intelligence examined the effects of placebo and two different drugs on the boys' playroom behavior. (Author/NH)