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Wu, Sarah S.; Willcutt, Erik G.; Escovar, Emily; Menon, Vinod – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014
Although behavioral difficulties are well documented in reading disabilities, little is known about the relationship between math ability and internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Here, we use standardized measures to investigate the relation among early math ability, math anxiety, and internalizing and externalizing behaviors in a group of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Correlation
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Berthiaume, Kristen S.; Lorch, Elizabeth P.; Milich, Richard – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: The present study examines the ability of children with ADHD to make inferences and monitor ongoing understanding of texts, to shed light on their academic difficulties. Method: A total of 29 boys with ADHD and 41 comparison boys between the ages of 7 and 12 participated. Three tasks measure how boys create and evaluate inferences,…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorders, Inferences, Males
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Lee, Li-Ching; Harrington, Rebecca A.; Louie, Brian B.; Newschaffer, Craig J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Past research has shown that children with autism and their families have compromised quality of life (QOL) in several domains. This study examined QOL and parental concerns in children with autism during early childhood, childhood, and adolescence compared to children with Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Autism, Quality of Life, Hyperactivity
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Aust, Patricia H. – Child Welfare, 1994
Describes and distinguishes between symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder without (ADD) and with hyperactivity (ADHD). Notes that confusion exists in distinguishing between problems related to ADD and ADHD and problems related to other causes. A fictitious case study demonstrates problems of families with children with ADD and ADHD. A multimodal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Case Studies
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Junod, Rosemary E. Vile; DuPaul, George J.; Jitendra, Asha K.; Volpe, Robert J.; Cleary, Kristi S. – Journal of School Psychology, 2006
The current study examined the behaviors related to academic engagement exhibited by students with ADHD during instruction in math and reading. A total of 155 students (92 ADHD, 63 recruited controls) in grades 1 through 4 participated in the study. Results revealed that students with ADHD exhibited statistically significant lower rates of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Student Behavior, Mathematics Instruction
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Rappaport, Lisa N. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate concordance of reports of hyperactive and distractible behavior from three different sources: parents, teachers, and the child, using two different instruments, the ADHD Rating Scale and the Gordon Diagnostic System (GDS). The incidence rate of attentional problems that any of the sources reported in…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Rating Scales
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Coude, Francois X.; Mignot, Claire; Lyonnet, Stanislas; Munnich, Arnold – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2007
Objective: The authors analyze the occurrence of grade repetition and inattention in children diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Method: The participant group consisted of 310 patients with NF1 and a control group of 242 individuals. The number of grade repetitions for each participant during his or her time in elementary, middle, and…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Grade Repetition, Patients, Attention Deficit Disorders
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Kercood, Suneeta; Zentall, Sydney S.; Lee, David L. – Learning & Individual Differences, 2004
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of actively categorizing math problems on the math problem solving performance of students with and without attention deficit disorder (ADD). To this purpose, 52 fifth and sixth grade students were involved in actively categorizing or noncategorizing (control) tasks followed by two problem…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Attention Deficit Disorders, Problem Solving, Grade 5