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Peer reviewedZentall, Sydney S.; Moon, Sidney M.; Hall, Arlene M.; Grskovic, Janice A. – Exceptional Children, 2001
A study compared the academic and learning characteristics of three students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (AD/HD), three gifted students, and three gifted students with AD/HD. Giftedness conferred benefits related to specific talents but did not offer protection from the negative outcomes of AD/HD, such as inattention and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span
Peer reviewedStormont, Melissa; Stebbins, Molly S.; McIntosh, David E. – School Psychology International, 1999
Examines the types of medical and educational services received by children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and children with Undifferentiated Attention Deficit Disorder (UADD). Children with ADHD were reportedly diagnosed more than one year earlier than were children with UADD. Even though children were differentially…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedJones, Kevin M.; Drew, Heather A.; Weber, Nicole L. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2000
A functional analysis isolated peer attention as the primary maintaining variable for disruptive behavior by a student (age 8) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders. Using a brief reversal design, noncontingent reinforcement was then shown to reduce disruptive behavior related to the peer attention condition. (Contains three references.)…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
Clarke, David J.; Marston, Geoff – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
Seventy-three caregivers of persons with Angelman syndrome completed the Aberrant Behavior checklist and Reiss Screen for Maladaptive Behavior. Responses indicate that 15q- Angelman syndrome is associated with problems such as lack of speech, over activity, restlessness, and eating and sleeping problems. Inappropriate laughter was only reported…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Problems, Children, Eating Disorders
Peer reviewedGreene, Ross W.; Beszterczey, Sara K.; Katzenstein, Tai; Park, Kenneth; Goring, Jennifer – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2002
Using the Index of Teaching Stress, an instrument assessing a teacher's subjective level of stress and frustration in response to teaching a particular student, a study found elementary school teachers (n=64) rated students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as significantly more stressful to teach than their typical classmates.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedGlutting, Joseph J.; Monaghan, Maureen C.; Adams, Wayne; Sheslow, David – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2002
This study obtained construct (factorial) validity, internal consistency reliability, and 1-year criterion coefficients for scores from the College Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Response Evaluation (CARE), an evaluation tool examining ADHD behaviors as reported by college students and their parents. Among the CARE variables,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, College Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSemrud-Clikeman, Margaret; Nielsen, Kathleen H.; Clinton, Amanda; Sylvester, Leihua; Parle, Nancy; Connor, Robert T. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
A study compared the performance of 21 children without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and 33 children with ADHD (ages 8-12), 21 of whom participated in the initial intervention and 12 of whom received the intervention after pre- and posttesting. After completing an 18-week intervention that included attention and problem-solving…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Children, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedCherkes-Julkowski, Miriam; Mitlina, Natasha – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
Forty-eight mothers were asked to instruct their preterm and full-term 24-month-old children to sort blocks according to size and color. Dyads were observed for their ability to find a mutual and stable instructional relationship. Children later identified as having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were in dyads marked by significantly…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Child Rearing, Group Dynamics, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedSprafkin, Joyce; Gadow, Kenneth D.; Nolan, Edith E. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2001
A study involving 103 children (ages 5-17) examined the clinical utility of the ADHD Symptom Checklist-4 (ADHD-SC4), a screening measure for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Findings support the internal consistency and validity of the ADHD-SC4 as a screening instrument for ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, and aggressive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders
Peer reviewedStormont, Melissa – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Provides a review of the literature in the area of social characteristics of children with AD/HD, and outlines interventions for working with specific social problems. Presents possible reasons for the peer rejection of AD/HD students and includes inappropriate social behavior, social knowledge deficits and biases, and negative interactions with…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Counseling Techniques, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedLeFever, Gretchen B.; Villers, Margaret S.; Morrow, Ardythe L.; Vaughn, E. Sidney, III – Psychology in the Schools, 2002
Utilizes parent reports to examine the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), related treatment, and associated educational outcomes among elementary school children. Based on parental opinion, children diagnosed with ADHD are at high risk for school failure. Results are discussed in terms of distinctions between clinical…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attention Deficit Disorders, Drug Therapy, Educational Cooperation
Download full textPrater, Mary Anne; Johnstun, Marissa; Munk, Jo Ann – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2005
Books can be used to teach others about disabling conditions. We located 29 children and adolescent fiction books that portray a human character with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In this article we present an overview of these books and describe how teachers can use them to teach their students about ADHD. Additionally we…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Fiction, Childrens Literature, Books
Direct linkUnderwood, Donna J.; Kopels, Sandra – Children & Schools, 2004
Recent changes in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provide that children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) can receive services under the "other health impairments" category. This article reports on complaints filed by parents against school districts about educational services for children with…
Descriptors: Parents, Social Work, School Social Workers, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedLarsson, Jan-Olov; Larsson, Henrik; Lichtenstein, Paul – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To study the genetic and environmental contributions to stability and change of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms between 8 and 9 and 13 and 14 years of age. Method: The sample included 1,480 twin pairs born in Sweden between May 1985 and December 1986. At wave 1 in 1994, when twins were 8-9 years old, 1,106 (75%)…
Descriptors: Children, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries, Early Adolescents
Peer reviewedGraetz, Brian W.; Sawyer, Michael G.; Baghurst, Peter – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Objective: To examine gender differences among children meeting symptom criteria for DSM-IV attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) identified in a nationally representative sample of Australian children. Method: From 2,404 children aged 6 to 13 years, 225 boys and 99 girls with ADHD symptoms were identified using the parent version of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Problems, Psychiatry, Females
