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Peer reviewedForness, Steven R.; Kavale, Kenneth A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
The Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities' definition of learning disabilities implies that the presence of social skills deficits alone suffices for diagnosis, even in the absence of academic difficulties. Overlaps between this criterion and eligibility criteria for emotional disturbance are discussed along with implications for…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewedForness, Steven R. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1992
This response to Maag and Howell (EC 602 677) reviews the problem of exclusion from special education of children with social maladjustment. The response considers the historical need to limit services to children or youth with emotional or behavioral disorders and the current underidentification of such pupils. Definitional issues are also…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Cultural Influences, Definitions, Disability Discrimination
Peer reviewedForness, Steven R.; Cluett, Sandra E.; Ramey, Craig T.; Ramey, Sharon L.; Zima, Bonnie T.; And Others – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1998
Two cohorts of 3694 second-grade children were screened for emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD). Children were identified by using the current federally mandated definition and by also using an alternative definition that requires school and parent involvement in determining symptom presence. Most participants were identified by schools as…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Definitions, Disability Identification, Elementary School Students
