The authors encourage those in the field of school psychology to consider the use of learning disabilities assessment practices in relation to specific American Psychological Association and National Association of School Psychologists ethical codes and in regard to the American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association,…

The author examines continuing questions that impede educators' understanding of learning disabilities and reviews concerns expressed by those involved with education of learning disabled adults. She touches on diagnosis of learning disabilities, vocational counseling, and strategies for intervention. (CH)

Notes that, although comorbidity with specific learning disabilities is less frequent than commonly reported, externalizing behavior disorders, particularly attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, often overlap with various indices of academic underachievement during childhood. Discusses issues surrounding multimodality treatment programs and…