Journal of Learning Disabilities articles from November 1998

Journal of Learning Disabilities archives from November 1998

International Perspectives on ADHD: Introduction to the Special Series.
November 1, 1998... Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has long been a controversial topic that has defied professional consensus. Beginning with Virginia Douglas's conceptualization of the disorder as based on attentional deficits (Douglas, 1980,...

An Item Response Theory Analysis of the Conners Teacher's Rating Scale.
November 1, 1998... The use of behavioral rating scales in the identification of attention-deficit behaviors among children and adolescents has been a common practice since Conners developed the Conners Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS) in 1969 (Conners, 1969, 1973)....

Self-Management as a Strategy to Improve the Classroom Behavior of Adolescents with ADHD.
November 1, 1998... The primary behavioral characteristics that define attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents are impulsivity, hyperactivity, and inattention (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Individuals with ADHD...

The Irvine Paraprofessinal Program: Promising Practice for Serving Students with ADHD.
November 1, 1998... Paraprofessionals have been effective as treatment agents in both mental health services (Osher & Goldenberg, 1988) and educational settings (Walker, Hops, & Greenwood, 1984) for more than 25 years (Gartner, 1969). For example, in the late...

Sleep Disturbances in Children with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder: A Comparative Study with Healthy Siblings.
November 1, 1998... Sleep disturbances are found in up to 17% of the nondisabled school-age population (Simeon, 1985). They range from mild reactions associated with normal development (Freud, 1965) to severe disorders that have a deleterious effect on the child...

School-Based Methylphenidate Placebo Protocols: Methodological and Practical Issues.
November 1, 1998... In the late 1980s, psychologists and educators began to notice increasing use of methylphendiate (MPH) by students (Lee & Hyman, 1995; Safer, Zito, & Fine, 1996). Diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by...

Evaluating Medication Response in ADHD: Cognitve, Behavioral, and Single-Subject Methodology.
November 1, 1998... Determining whether referred children with attention problems warrant a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) remains difficult (Shelton & Barkley, 1995) and controversial (Blondis, 1991). Because no performance measure...

Compare and Contrast.
November 1, 1998... I must admit to the reader that I felt somewhat agitated upon first hearing these papers delivered at the APA symposium. My distress was not at all related to the studies themselves--indeed, they represent fine attempts at establishing a...

Historical Trends in Biological and Medical Investigations of Reading Disabilities: 1850-1915.
November 1, 1998... The relation between behavior and neurological structures has been noted for millennia. As early as the seventeenth century B.C., descriptions of behavioral changes and of patterns of symptoms following head wounds were recorded (Breasted,...

Use of the Restricted Academic Task in ADHD Dose-Response Relationships.(Review)
November 1, 1998... Behavioral assessment techniques can make a significant contribution to the evaluation of stimulant response in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). One of these techniques, the Restricted Academic Task, is an analogue...

Preparing Students with Special Needs for Reintegration: Curriculum-Based Measurement's Impact on Transenvironmental Programming.
November 1, 1998... The original intent of special education pull-out services was to remove students with disabilities from mainstream classrooms for intensive, individualized instruction in deficit areas (Rothstein, 1995). For some, such removal was to be...

Prospective Study of Tobacco Smoking and Substance Dependencies Among Samples of ADHD and Non-ADHD Participants.
November 1, 1998... The major goal of this investigation was to explore the use of tobacco by participants with and without ADHD and to compare these usage rates with adult substance use and dependencies. Earlier research has reported (Hartsough & Lambert, 1987;...

Differentiating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder From Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified.
November 1, 1998... Although the disorder has been recognized for some time by clinicians and researchers, Children with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS, American Psychiatric Association, 1987, 1994) have not been studied...