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Behavioral and Emotional Problems of Students with Learning Disabilities, Serious Emotional Disturbance, or Both Conditions.
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Handwerk, Michael L.; Marshall, Richard M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
Evaluation of 357 students with either learning disability (LD), serious emotional disturbance (SED), or both (SED/LD), ages 6 to 18, found that children with LD differed from those with SED mainly in terms of severity of problem, not type of problem. Results suggest that students with both LD and SED are under-identified and underserved. (DB)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities
Comorbidity of Reading Disability and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Differences by Gender and Subtype.
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Willcutt, Erik G.; Pennington, Bruce F. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2000
A study involving 494 twins with a reading disability (RD) and 373 typical twins found that individuals with RD were more likely to meet criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and that the association between RD and ADHD was stronger for symptoms of inattention than for hyperactivity symptoms. (Contains extensive references.)…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Hyperactivity, Multiple Disabilities
Locus of Control in Children with Learning Disabilities and Hyperactivity: A Subgroup Analysis.
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Tarnowski, Kenneth J.; Nay, Susan M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
The study with 51 boys (ages 7 to 9 years) found that subjects classified as having both attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity and learning disabilities demonstrated the most external locus of control with subjects classified as only learning-disabled intermediate and subjects classified as only having attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities
EEG Analysis of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Comorbid Reading Disabilities.
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Clarke, Adam R.; Barry, Robert J.; McCarthy, Rory; Selikowitz, Mark – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2002
A study investigated electroencephalographic (EEG) differences between children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with reading disabilities (ADHD + RD) (n=20) or without (n=20), and 20 controls. Results indicate differences found in the ADHD + RD group represent an electrophysiological component associated with the reading disability…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Electroencephalography, Hyperactivity
Learning Disabilities and ADHD: Overlapping Spectrum Disorders.
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Mayes, Susan D.; Calhoun, Susan L.; Crowell, Errin W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2000
Clinical and psychoeducational data were analyzed for 119 children (ages 8-16) referred for learning and/or behavior problems. A learning disability was present in 70 percent of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. A learning disability in written expression was two times more common than a learning disability in reading, math,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Learning Disabilities
An Examination of Youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Language Learning Disabilities: A Clinical Study.
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Javorsky, James – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
This study examined the performance of 96 youth hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital on a battery of language measures. Participants with both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and language learning disabilities (LLD) performed similarly to those with only LLD but significantly more poorly than those with only ADHD or with neither…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Emotional Disturbances
The Concomitance of Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: A Conceptual Model.
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Rock, Elana E.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Offers a conceptual model for students who manifest symptoms of both learning disabilities and emotional/behavior disorders. The model is based on six functional domains: cognitive processing, social/emotional adjustment, behavioral functioning, academic performance, language functioning, and executive functioning. The model is applied to critical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills