Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among adults with severe and profound mental retardation

1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
RobertA Fox ◽  
ErinJ Wade
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Profound Mental Retardation

Atomoxetine for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Mental Retardation

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 341-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Fernández-Jaén ◽  
Daniel Martín Fernández-Mayoralas ◽  
Beatriz Calleja Pérez ◽  
Nuria Muñoz Jareño ◽  
María del Rosario Campos Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder

Interpreting WISC–III Interpretations

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 472-472
Author(s):  
Robert W. Butler
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Language Impairment ◽  
Emotionally Disturbed ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Gifted Children ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Behavioral Observations

This concise volume contains a wealth of information on scoring and interpreting the WISC–III. There are chapters on gifted children, mental retardation, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, language impairment, hearing impairment, minority and culturally diverse children, and also emotionally disturbed children. The text also addresses the use of the WISC–III with achievement tests, accurately recording and interpreting behavioral observations over the course of administering a WISC–III, and also the neuropsychological basis of intelligence and the WISC–III.

Mental Retardation and ADHD!

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-351
Author(s):  
ROBERT G. VOIGT ◽  
GRAEME H. JOHNSON ◽  
FRANK R. BROWN
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
General Practitioner ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Motor Activity ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Impulse Control ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Effective Medication

To the Editor.— This letter cautions the general practitioner about prescribing methylphenidate to children with mental retardation, despite the reported utility in nine patients.1 Methylphenidate is understood to be an effective medication for treatment of children who have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), characterized by a developmentally inappropriate attention span, level of impulsiveness, and motor activity. For the general practitioner, ADHD typically is identified in children with normal neurodevelopment. Because children with mental retardation may have attention spans, impulse control, and activity levels inappropriate for their chronologic age, albeit appropriate for their underlying level of cognitive function, we are concerned about the general practitioner's ability to identify ADHD in children with mental retardation.

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