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Start Over Topic attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Publication Year Range More than 50 years ago Region nebraska
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1. Drugs for Children.

Author

Vinnedge, Harlan

Subjects
METHYLPHENIDATE, ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder, SCHOOL children, FEDERAL aid to medical research
Abstract

Details the "Omaha experiment," a research regarding the administration of Ritalin to school children with hyperkinesia or minimal brain dysfunction, and its role in the candidacy of Ernest W. Chambers for the Nebraska Legislature. Position paper written by Chambers titled "Speed for Slow Learner — Drug Tests on Omaha School Children"; Claims by Chambers that the term "minimal brain dysfunction" was coined to obscure the fact that ghetto children are placed on drugs because their behavior happens not to please some teachers or principals; Comments of Congressmen on the Omaha test; Series of questions about federal funding of research on hyperkinetic children; Link of the Omaha experiment to the suggestion by Arnold Hutschnecker that six- to eight-year-olds be tested for violent and homicidal tendencies and to the genetic theory that the XYZ karyotype is an indicator of aggressive antisocial behavior.

Published
1971

2. A Community Approach to Specific School Learning Disabilities: The Omaha STAAR Project.

Author

Oberst, Byron B.

Subjects
LEARNING disabilities, EDUCATIONAL programs, ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder, SYNDROMES
Abstract

This paper outlines a program designed to help the educational, medical, and parent sectors of the greater Omaha area to better understand the problems of specific learning disabilities and the minimal brain dysfunction syndrome. The evolution of the project and its various components are described. The program is presented as a series of guidelines for other communities interested in dealing with the multifaceted needs of children with these problems, guidelines which may enable a community to avoid some obstacles and pitfalls in implementing such a program. The Omaha Project is in its fourth year, is gaining momentum rapidly, and is spreading statewide. Improved attitudes and a better spirit of cooperation between the educational, medical, and parent sectors of the community are increasingly evident. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
1973
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