This survey of 616 Canadian high-school adolescents suggests that light and mild head injury is almost 10 times as common as hospital-reported incidence. The study found significant relationships between reported head injury and hyperactivity, stuttering, mixed handedness, and dislike of mathematics. (Author/JDD)

This article reviews issues associated with the education of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It offers a definition of this population and compares practical classroom applications of commonsense attribution theory and information processing theory. It proposes a pragmatic learning theory that takes into account cognitive,…

This study examined the sustained effects of methylphenidate on reading performance in 42 boys (ages 8 to 11) with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, either with or without conduct disorders. Only the subgroup of those with conduct disorders responded, and significant reading improvement was exhibited in only a subgroup of these students.…

This article discusses the history of revisions to the category of "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder" (ADHD) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM); results of field trials for the forthcoming fourth edition of the DSM; and the relevance, functions, and limitations of DSM-IV diagnosis for educational…

Assessment of 121 nondisabled elementary boys and 107 boys with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), ages 7 through 14 years, found significantly lower problem-solving scores in specific math concepts and slower computational performance for the boys with ADHD when reading and problem structure were held constant. Instructional…

This study assessed the relationship between parent/teacher ratings of hyperactivity and developmental indices in psychiatric clinic children (ages 5-16). Findings suggest that chronological age should be considered when behavior ratings are used to assess cognitively delayed children for hyperactivity but do not support use of mental age in…

Twenty children with left or right hemisphere dysfunction and 10 controls were administered a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation. Results provide limited support for the hypothesis that the right hemisphere subserves attention and concentration but not for the hypothesis that right-hemisphere deficits are more frequently associated with…

This study evaluated effects of computer-assisted biofeedback on the electromyographic activity of three students (grades four and six) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Results indicated increased relaxation abilities and, in the case of the one student also observed in the classroom, increased on-task behavior after the biofeedback…

This study of 115 children with attention deficit disorder (ages 6-12) found that those with hyperactivity performed more poorly on a nonword reading task than did those without hyperactivity, that neither age nor gender interacted with subgroup class, and that poorer performance on written spelling/written language measures relative to reading…

Classwide peer tutoring procedures involve instructional procedures (provision of frequent, immediate feedback) that are successful for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Implemented peer tutoring for one second-grade ADHD student. Results indicated significant improvements in attention to instruction, task-irrelevant…

Primary teachers and intermediate grades students viewed videotapes of students displaying either Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or normal behavior, each labeled accordingly. Surveys indicated that the ADHD behavior, but not the label, had a significant negative impact on teachers' and peers' ratings. (SM)

Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome (GTS) is considered a neuropsychiatric condition characterized by multiple motor and vocal tics. With some cases, a variety of neurocognitive, social, and emotional difficulties are present. Describes core features of GTS and highlights how symptoms and their features may interfere with school functioning. School…

Offers suggestions for home-school collaboration for elementary-grade students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in the areas of assessment and behavior plans, monitoring medication, and coordinating homework. Sample forms and schedules as well as a list of resources are included. (DB)

Provides critical examination of research published during past ten years addressing Conduct Disorder (CD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and internalizing disorders. Concludes comorbidity varies with age, gender, informant, diagnostic criteria, and nature of the sample. Implications of comorbidity…

Examined parenting efficacy, perceived control over failure in caregiving, and mothers' likely affective, attributional, and disciplinary reaction to inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, and oppositional-defiant misbehaviors, as reported by mothers. Found that parenting efficacy and perceived control over failure may be unrelated cognitive…