Thirty-four children (6 to 7 and 10 to 11 years old) diagnosed as brain injured and enrolled in a school for brain injured children and 40 children in regular classes took part in a study of variability and instability in perceptual and reading functions. (Author/SBH)

The literature concerning medication effects on cognitive functioning and test results is reviewed, along with guidelines for treatment-team members to help assure proper prescribing and monitoring of medication to achieve maximum therapeutic effect with minimal side effects. (Author/DLS)

Concludes that it is the manner in which the contact with the child is maintained that determines success in reading or anything else. (RB)

The author describes damage and normal development of the brain, as well as assessment and intervention with brain-damaged children. After a brief introduction on the complex and delicate process of brain development and a review of incidence, aspects of etiology such as genetic and postnatal causes are discussed. Brain development is examined…

This paper questions the acceptance of injuries obtained while participating in sport and in particular, the relationship between participation in boxing and brain injury/damage identified in boxers. A review of the literature indicates research findings support the tenet that brain damage found in boxers is cumulative and is directly related to…

The pamphlet provides basic information on learning disabilities due to minimal brain dysfunction (MBD). Topics considered include terminology, incidence, symptoms, causes and prevention, diagnosis, family role for MBD children, and research in learning disabilities due to MBD. (CL)

THE BASIC VIEWPOINT OF THIS CONFERENCE IS THAT CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES MUST BE EVALUATED INDIVIDUALLY ACCORDING TO THEIR SPECIFIC DYSFUNCTIONS AND PLACED IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS ACCORDING TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. IN THE FEATURED ADDRESS, "NEW APPROACHES IN EDUCATION FOR THE CHILD WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES," BARBARA BATEMAN…

The author considers the theories and principles underlying central processing training for children with specific learning disabilities and minimal brain dysfunction. (CL)

The review of the concept of brain injury (behavioral disturbance with or without the fact of brain damage) covers issues involving terminology, etiology and treatment, and educational methods. (KW)