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Download full textFowler, Mary – 1991
This briefing paper uses a question-and-answer format to provide basic information about children with attention deficit disorder (ADD). Questions address the following concerns: nature and incidence of ADD; causes of ADD; signs of ADD (impulsivity, hyperactivity, disorganization, social skill deficits); the diagnostic ADD assessment; how to get…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Attention Deficit Disorders, Definitions, Drug Therapy
Varhely, Susan, Ed. – Awareness, 2001
This annual publication represents the first edition of the Colorado Counseling Association journal following its reorganization and rebirth. The articles include: (1) "Sexual Harassment on Campus: Does Having a Policy Help?" (Sue Spooner); (2) "It's a Dog's Life: A Pilot Study Investigating the Effects of the Human-Animal Bond on a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Contraception, Counseling
Zamani, A. Rahman, Ed.; Guralnick, Eva, Ed.; Calder, Judy, Ed.; Walsh, Eileen, Ed. – California Childcare Health Program, 2005
"Child Care Health Connections" is a bimonthly newsletter published by the California Childcare Health Program (CCHP), a community-based program of the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care Nursing. The goals of the newsletter are to promote and support a healthy and safe environment…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Health, Child Safety, Caregiver Training
Thompson, Anne R.; Bethea, Leslie L.; Rizer, Harry F.; Hutto, Melanie D. – 1998
This resource guide is designed to provide a quick reference for professionals in education and employment who work with students with disabilities. The guide suggests ways that assistive technology may improve and expand the academic career and employment opportunities of students with disabilities. Specific assistive technology solutions are…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Attention Deficit Disorders, Check Lists
McEwan, Elaine K. – 1998
This checklist assists in adapting and structuring all aspects of classroom life to better meet the needs of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The checklist is divided into seven sections: (1) environmental interventions (changes in the physical setting that will increase the likelihood of increased learning); (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Check Lists
Long, Patricia; Bowen, Jean – 1995
This brief paper suggests ways of involving students with learning disabilities and/or attention deficits in their own learning, with a systematic program intended to build self-understanding and a healthy internal locus of control. The program is based on the concept of multiple intelligences and the many different ways in which students and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
Pliszka, Steven R.; Carlson, Caryn L.; Swanson, James M. – 1999
This book is designed to help clinicians assess and treat children or adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder who also present other disabilities. Major comorbidities are described in depth and empirically grounded guidelines are presented for evaluation and treatment. Part 1 provides an overview of issues in comorbidity,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders
Peer reviewedTyler, Janet Siantz; Colson, Steven – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1994
This paper presents definitions of common pediatric disabilities and information about incidence, causes, diagnosis, common characteristics, complications with educational implications, and multidisciplinary intervention approaches. It covers the following conditions: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, fragile…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Impairments, Definitions
Direct linkRock, Marcia L. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2005
This study investigated the effects of a strategic self-monitoring intervention (i.e., ACT-REACT) on the academic engagement, nontargeted problem behavior, productivity, and accuracy of students with and without disabilities. Seven boys and two girls of elementary age who received their educational services in two different inclusive classrooms…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Achievement, Self Control, Student Participation
Graetz, Brian W.; Sawyer, Michael G.; Baghurst, Peter; Ettridge, Kerry – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2006
Objective: To examine whether ADHD gender patterns with respect to social-demographic characteristics, comorbidity, and impairment vary as a function of service use for emotional or behavioral problems. Method: Two hundred and seventy-nine males and 119 females meeting ADHD symptom criteria identified in a nationally representative sample of…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Social Influences
Mayes, Susan Dickerson; Calhoun, Susan L. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2006
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 3rd and 4th editions (WISC-III n = 586 and WISC-IV n = 118), profiles were compared for children with ADHD and normal intelligence. Mean Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI) and Perceptual Organization/Perceptual Reasoning Index (POI/PRI) scores were significantly higher than Freedom From…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cognitive Processes, Intelligence Tests, Attention Deficit Disorders
Waller, Raymond J.; Kent, Susan; Johnson, Miriam E. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2007
Fingernail biting is a habit that is developed by numerous people, especially children and teenagers. Many clinicians believe that the habit of fingernail biting stems from nervousness or anxiety. Students, especially students with disabilities, can be easily distracted from instruction, can become the target of negative peer attention, and can…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior Problems, Mild Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
Psychogiou, Lamprini; Daley, Dave; Thompson, Margaret; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2007
Mother and child ADHD symptoms both have a negative effect on parenting. Little is known about how these characteristics interact. In a recent paper, we reported two studies that suggested that maternal ADHD ameliorated the negative effects of child ADHD on negative parenting supporting a "similarity-fit" hypothesis. The aim of the current paper…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Swanson, James M.; Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Arnold, L. Eugene; Gibbons, Robert D.; Marcus, Sue; Hur, Kwan; Jensen, Peter S.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Abikoff, Howard B.: Greenhill, Laurence L.; Hechtman, Lily; Pelham, William E.; Wells, Karen C.; Conners, C. Keith; March, John S.; Elliott, Glen R.; Epstein, Jeffery N.; Hoagwood, Kimberly; Hoza, Betsy; Molina, Brooke S. G.; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; Severe, Joanne B.; Wigal, Timothy – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To evaluate two hypotheses: that self-selection bias contributed to lack of medication advantage at the 36-month assessment of the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With ADHD (MTA) and that overall improvement over time obscured treatment effects in subgroups with different outcome trajectories. Method: Propensity score analyses,…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Research Methodology, Evaluation Methods, Models
Schenkel, Lindsay S.; Pavuluri, Mani N.; Herbener, Ellen S.; Harral, Erin M.; Sweeney, John A. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: Past investigations indicate facial emotion-processing abnormalities in pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) subjects. However, the extent to which these deficits represent state- and trait-related factors is unclear. We investigated facial affect processing in acutely ill and clinically stabilized children with PBD and matched healthy…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Investigations, Patients
