Study examined peer sensitivity to (1) differences in the social behaviors of hyperactive and normal comparison peers, and (2) medication-related behavioral differences. Discussion focused on children's detection of treatment-related differences in social behaviors of peers, as well as on the imperfect relation between social behavior and social…

The article describes an observational playroom procedure (Structured Observation of Academic and Play Settings) used for evaluating symptomatic behaviors of hyperactive boys in the clinic setting. Case studies are presented to illustrate the differing pattern of playroom behavior in boys with different types of externalizing disorders. (Author/DB)

The study compared ten hyperactive learning disabled (HLD) children and 10 nonhyperactive learning disabled (NHLD) children with normal children. Results indicated that both HLD and NHLD third and fourth grade children process information significantly less efficiently than nonLD children. HLD children could be differentiated from NHLD children on…

This study investigated the efficacy of an intervention strategy designed to diminish the ambivalence parents experience when deciding to place a hyperactive child on stimulant medication. Results are discussed and interpreted to suggest the importance of health care professionals in the school. (Author/MT)

Briefly describes techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy for teaching children self-control and considers examples from current literature under three headings: (1) the importance of training components; (2) the results of variations in training content and context; and (3) the applicability of procedures to clinical cases. (RH)

Eighty-eight children were identified as having attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADD-H) and 58 with attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity (ADD). When the two subgroups were compared, teachers rated ADD-H children more problematic. Teacher ratings could discriminate ADD from ADD-H groups. Findings corroborated distinctions…

Study aimed to find empirically justified criteria for attention and activity in child psychiatric patients. Children with various disorders and control subjects were studied during psychiatric examinations. (NH)

Mother/child interactions of 60 hyperactive children 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 years of age were studied during free play and task periods. Significant age effects and several drug effects were found in the task period. Drug effects were essentially the same across all five age levels. (Author/RH)

Anthropometric data collected on groups of 7-year-old New Zealand boys, identified as hyperactive-only, aggressive-hyperactive, aggressive-only and nonaggressive/nonhyperactive did not confirm the hypothesis that hyperactive-only Ss would show delayed maturation. However, hyperactive-only Ss were significantly more lean than Ss in other groups.…

Literature concerning minor physical anomalies (MPA) and their relation to behavior is reviewed. MPA appeared to be associated with pathology in boys, severity of hyperactivity, IQ, school achievement, and obstetrical complications. (Author/CL)

Thirteen preschool and first-grade hyperactive boys performed worse on communication tasks providing detailed cues only and responded more impulsively on tasks requiring additional cues than did 13 controls. Problems with detailed cues were not attributable to overall differences between groups in motivation, information requesting, processing…

Reviews the literature in an attempt to show the effects of inattention upon reading achievement. (RB)

The ingestion of methylphenidate in hyperactive children was studied in classroom and informal settings. The drug seems to improve tractibility and learning in situations involving clear-cut tasks demands and high compliance, yet leaves informal behavior undisturbed. (ST)