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Jayanti Owens; Xinyan Cao – RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2024
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is America's most common childhood disorder. Although an ADHD diagnosis can bring positives, recent research uncovers potential negatives associated with diagnosis. This study examines understudied racial-ethnic heterogeneity in the relationships between an early elementary school ADHD…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Early Experience, Well Being, Ethnicity
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Thurston, Allen – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2014
This article presents a critical review of the literature surrounding the potential impact of undiagnosed and untreated vision impairment on reading development in the early years of primary school. Despite pre-school screening programmes, it is still possible for children to enter school with undiagnosed, uncorrected vision impairments. This can…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Clinical Diagnosis, Reading Skills, Young Children
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Cordeiro, Mara L.; Farias, Antonio C.; Cunha, Alexandre; Benko, Cassia R.; Farias, Lucilene G.; Costa, Maria T.; Martins, Leandra F.; McCracken, James T. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2011
Objective: The validity of a diagnosis of ADHD in children with a high intelligence quotient (IQ) remains controversial. Using a multidisciplinary approach, rigorous diagnostic criteria, and worldwide-validated psychometric instruments, we identified a group of children attending public schools in southern Brazil for co-occurrence of high IQ and…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Public Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Wolraich, Mark L.; DuPaul, George J. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
Effective, "integrated" care across clinical, classroom, and home settings: that's what every student with ADHD needs to achieve academic and social success. Now professionals have one complete, highly accessible guide to delivering this kind of coordinated treatment for children in Grades 1-8. Aligned with the AAP's new guidelines for ADHD…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Academic Achievement, Identification, Guidelines
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Lee, Kyunghwa – Early Child Development and Care, 2008
In this article, I present a study conducted with 10 Southeastern US early childhood teachers on their views concerning problem behaviour, in general, and the practice of diagnosis and pharmaceutical treatment for Attention/Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), in particular. Themes that emerged from the interview data included: (1) teachers'…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Age Differences, Gender Differences
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Hintze, John M.; Silberglitt, Benjamin – School Psychology Review, 2005
The purpose of this study was to compare different statistical and methodological approaches to standard setting and determining cut scores using R-CBM and performance on high-stakes tests. One thousand seven hundred and sixty-six students were followed longitudinally from first through third grades using R-CBM benchmark assessment. In addition,…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, High Stakes Tests, Standard Setting, Clinical Diagnosis