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PDF pending restorationCrank, Joe N.; Deshler, Donald D. – Online Submission, 2001
This article documents the eligibility procedures and student assessment result of a project for identifying university students with learning disabilities. Many legal issues are relevant in the classification of young adults with disabilities, including the use of standardized procedures for establishing disability status which are meant to…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Learning Disabilities, College Students, Disability Identification
Peer reviewedHishinuma, Earl S. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1998
Describes the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised and discusses its use in diagnosing learning disabilities or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adolescents and adults. It addresses ethical and legal issues, the schism of standardized testing vs. modifications, assessment alternatives, and practitioner guidelines. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis
