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Teacher Ratings and the Assessment of Attention Deficit Disordered Children.
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Brown, Ronald T. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
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…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Hyperactivity, Student Characteristics
The relationship Between the Canter Background Interference Procedure and the Hyperkinetic Behavior Syndrome
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Adams, Jerry; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1974
Descriptors: Children, Classification, Exceptional Child Research, Hyperactivity
Academic Underachievement in ADHD Subtypes.
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Marshall, Richard M.; Hynd, George W.; Handwerk, Michael J.; Hall, Josh – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Comparison of 24 elementary school-age children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and 20 children with attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity (ADD/noH) on a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment found math achievement test scores for students with ADD/noH were significantly lower than those for students with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Elementary Education
Research Needs in Learning Disabilities: A Neurologist's Point of View
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Denckla, Martha Bridge – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1973
Descriptors: Classification, Exceptional Child Education, Hyperactivity, Language Handicaps
Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder: An Interactional Perspective.
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Murphy, Vincent; Hicks-Stewart, Kathleen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
In response to Larry Silver (EC 231 774) concerning whether attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder is a learning disability via a related disorder, this article proposes an interactional perspective that stresses the educational needs of the child within his/her total environmental context. It also summarizes the current empirical and clinical…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Methodological Issues in the Classification of Attention-Related Disorders.
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Fletcher, Jack M.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
For successful classification of children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, major issues include (1) the need for explicit studies of identification criteria; (2) the need for systematic sampling strategies; (3) development of hypothetical classifications; and (4) systematic assessment of reliability and validity of hypothetical…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
Neuropsychological and Behavioral Assessment of ADHD in Seven- to Twelve-Year-Old Children: A Discriminant Analysis.
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Pineda, David; Ardila, Alfredo; Rosselli, Monica – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
A study of 62 children (ages 7 to 12) with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and 62 controls found that behavioral variables established robust, statistically significant differences between groups. Children with ADHD also scored worse on 31 out of 61 neuropsychological variables, but obtained better scores on WISC-R Comprehension…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Classification, Cognitive Processes
ADHD: A Psychological Response to an Evolving Concept (Report of a Working Party of the British Psychological Association).
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Reason, Rea – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
This article is an abridged version of a British Psychological Society paper that addresses research relevant to current understanding of the notion of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from an historical, psychological, and biological perspective. Also discusses implications for practice in the light of the information obtained. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Classification, Educational History
ADHD and Reading Disabilities: A Cluster Analytic Approach for Distinguishing Subgroups.
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Bonafina, Marcela A.; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; McKay, Kathleen E.; Koda, Vivian H.; Halperin, Jeffrey M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2000
Using cluster analysis, a study empirically divided 54 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) based on their Full Scale IQ and reading ability. Clusters had different patterns of cognitive, behavioral, and neurochemical functions, as determined by discrepancies in Verbal-Performance IQ, academic achievement, parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aggression, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children