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Peer reviewedDielman, Marc B.; Franklin, Cynthia – Social Work in Education, 1998
Uses a case study to illustrate a solution-focused therapy model with an adolescent with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and his family. Discusses the progress made over time by the adolescent in terms of behavioral self-control. Part of the treatment regimen included a full psychological evaluation and family support to help the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Case Studies, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedWestby, Carol E.; Cutler, Susan K. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1994
Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD), which is conceptualized as a lack of behavioral inhibition or self-regulation, is reviewed. The article examines the relationship between ADHD and language delays/disorders, possible language and social-emotional cognitive underpinnings for pragmatic and metacognitive deficits in ADHD children,…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development
Forness, Steven R.; Sweeney, Dwight P.; Wagner, Steven R. – Reaching Today's Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal, 1998
Claims that learning strategies and social skills training are likely to be important for most students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, both in regular and special education classrooms. Emphasizes the importance of combining treatment strategies. (MKA)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAbikoff, Howard – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This review of 28 studies involving children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder concludes that there is little empirical support for cognitive training's clinical utility. The paper discusses cognitive training's efficacy as a single intervention and as an adjunct to stimulant treatment, and its impact on cognitive, academic, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes
