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Gascon, Generoso G. – Slow Learning Child, 1973
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Epilepsy, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities
Hackney, Ann; Taylor, David – Special Education: Forward Trends, 1976
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Epilepsy, Exceptional Child Education, Exceptional Child Research
Espie, Colin A.; Paul, Audrey; McFie, Joyce; Amos, Pat; Hamilton, David; McColl, John H.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1998
A study of the sleep patterns of 28 people with severe or profound mental retardation and epilepsy found atypical sleep stages with significant depletion of REM sleep and a predominance of indiscriminate non-REM sleep. Sleep diaries completed by caregivers reveal lengthy sleep periods, especially among those with profound mental retardation.…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Epilepsy, Multiple Disabilities
Direct linkMayville, Erik A.; Matson, Johnny L. – Behavior Modification, 2004
Seizures can be debilitating across a number of physical, social, occupational, and personal variables. Given the deficits in all of these areas frequently present in persons with mental retardation, effective assessment and subsequent treatment of seizures is a primary goal for individuals with both mental retardation and epilepsy. To thoroughly…
Descriptors: Seizures, Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Download full textDeVellis, Robert F.; And Others – 1980
The occurrence of unpredictable and often unavoidable aversive seizures in epilepsy bears a striking resemblance to the conditions known to induce learned helplessness. Additionally, depression and other characteristics associated with helplessness seem to occur more frequently among persons with epilepsy. Data from a national survey of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems
Poindexter, Ann R.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
Antiepileptic drug prescriptions were analyzed for 337 institutionalized individuals with mental retardation, over 54 months. Results indicated decreasing numbers of individuals receiving (1) more than 2 antiepileptic drugs concurrently, and (2) barbiturates. Over 90% of a group undergoing barbiturate taper maintained the same or improved seizure…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Drug Therapy, Epilepsy, Incidence
Smith, Wayne R. – 1978
An innovative program at the University of Washington Epilepsy Center which employes group social skills training procedures to ameliorate the psychosocial problems of chronic seizure-disorder patients is described. The rationale for the program is presented through a brief social learning analysis of the effects of long-standing periodic lack of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Epilepsy, Group Counseling
Peer reviewedWilliams, Jane; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1996
Assessment of 84 children diagnosed with controlled or uncontrolled complex partial or absence seizures but no documented learning or emotional disorders found no influence of seizure type on achievement test scores or behavioral ratings. A main effect was found for degree of control, with poorly controlled seizures correlating with lower reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
Droge, David – 1983
Supplementing a national survey of self-help group members, a study examined the functioning of an epilepsy self-help group in order to identify communication patterns establishing mutual aid. An examination of eight tape-recorded sessions was combined with an observer's field notes to develop a profile of the group. Analysis revealed a loosely…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Epilepsy
Peer reviewedGuerin, Gilbert R. – Journal of Special Education, 1979
Among the findings of a study of elementary students was that Ss with hearing losses exhibited the most positive teacher-perceived behavior, while those on behavior-controlling drugs for hyperactivity had the greatest evidence of school problems. (DLS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Coordination
