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Paternal Autistic Traits Are Predictive of Infants Visual Attention
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Ronconi, Luca; Facoetti, Andrea; Bulf, Hermann; Franchin, Laura; Bettoni, Roberta; Valenza, Eloisa – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Since subthreshold autistic social impairments aggregate in family members, and since attentional dysfunctions appear to be one of the earliest cognitive markers of children with autism, we investigated in the general population the relationship between infants' attentional functioning and the autistic traits measured in their parents.…
Descriptors: Infants, Parents with Disabilities, Autism, Prediction
Neuropsychological Disorders in Children: Effects of Medication on Learning and Behavior in Hyperactivity.
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Hartlage, Lawrence C.; Telzrow, Cathy Fultz – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1982
Hyperactivity is defined, and the relationships among minimal brain dysfunction, cerebral stimulants, and student characteristics such as activity level, attention and learning, and behavior are discussed. Hyperactive children's responses to the use of Ritalin and methylphenidate are reported. (CJ)
Descriptors: Attention, Drug Therapy, Hyperactivity, Minimal Brain Dysfunction
The Factor Composition of the WISC for Hyperkinetic/MBD Males.
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Milich, Richard S.; Loney, Jan – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
The study explored the intellectual functioning of 90 hyperkinetic, minimally brain damaged boys (mean age 12 years) via an analysis of student test performance in relation to the factor composition of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC). (SBH)
Descriptors: Attention, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Factor Analysis
Academic Achievement and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children with Left- or Right-Hemisphere Dysfunction.
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Branch, Walter B.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
Twenty children with left or right hemisphere dysfunction and 10 controls were administered a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation. Results provide limited support for the hypothesis that the right hemisphere subserves attention and concentration but not for the hypothesis that right-hemisphere deficits are more frequently associated with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorders
Self-Organization and Learning Disabilities: A Theoretical Perspective for the Interpretation and Understanding of Dysfunction.
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Zera, David Aloyzy; Lucian, David G. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2001
This article uses a self-organizing systems (SOS) framework to explain the complexity of learning disabilities (LD) and suggest that traditional classification schema may be inadequate. It explains principles of self-organizing systems and reviews research concerning reading and math disabilities and the roles of language, attention, working…
Descriptors: Attention, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Perceptual, Motor and Attentional Deficits in Swedish Primary School Children. Some Child Psychiatric Aspects.
Gillberg, C. – Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1983
Reports results of a neuropsychiatric study focusing on psychiatric disorders in minimal brain disorder (MBD) syndromes. Prevalence figures for marked psychiatric abnormality in MBD were shown to be greater than those for psychiatric abnormality in children with neuroepileptic disorders in the Isle of Wight study. Psychotic behavior was found to…
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances
Neuropsychological Differences between College Students with Learning Disabilities and Those with Mild Head Injury.
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Beers, Sue R.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
Thirty-five college students with learning disabilities (LD) and 25 students with a history of mild head injury (MHI) were compared on tests of neuropsychological, psychological, and academic achievement. Students with LD performed poorly on linguistically oriented psychoeducational tests, whereas students with MHI showed cognitive deficits in…
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Head Injuries