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Bogte, Hans; Flamma, Bert; Van Der Meere, Jaap; Van Engeland, Herman – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
Earlier research showed that divided attention, an aspect of executive function, is limited in both children and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The current study explored divided attention capacity in adults with ASD and without intellectual disability (n = 36). Divided attention was tested using a computerized variant of a…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Mental Retardation, Autism, Attention Deficit Disorders
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Van Den Hoofdakker, Barbara J.; Van Der Veen-Mulders, Lianne; Sytema, Sjoerd; Emmelkamp, Paul M. G.; Minderaa, Ruud B.; Nauta, Maaike H. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of behavioral parent training (BPT) as adjunct to routine clinical care (RCC). Method: After a first phase of RCC, 94 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ages 4-12, all referred to a Dutch outpatient mental health clinic, were randomly assigned to 5 months of BPT plus concurrent…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Hyperactivity, Child Rearing, Attention Deficit Disorders
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Havey, J. Michael – School Psychology International, 2007
Dutch and US teachers were questioned about their perceptions of the incidence and causes of ADHD, as well as their views of appropriate treatments. Dutch teachers were more likely than US teachers to think the etiology of the disorder lay in biochemistry, while US teachers were more likely to believe in a combination of environmental and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity