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Direct linkDelobel-Ayoub, M.; Saemundsen, E.; Gissler, M.; Ego, A.; Moilanen, I.; Ebeling, H.; Rafnsson, V.; Klapouszczak, D.; Thorsteinsson, E.; Arnaldsdóttir, K. M.; Roge, B.; Arnaud, C.; Schendel, D. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
We estimated autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence in 7-9 year-old children in 2015 using data from three nationwide health registry systems (Denmark, Finland, Iceland) and two French population-based regional registries. Prevalence ranged from 0.48% in South-East France to 3.13% in Iceland (South-West France: 0.73%, Finland: 0.77%, Denmark:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Incidence
Tzeng, Shih-Jay – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2007
Learning disabilities (LD) has been recognized as a category of special education in Taiwanese law since 1984, and policies ensure educational services for children and youth who have LD. The official definition and identification criteria established in Taiwan's laws closely correspond with those of the United States, but practice differs,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disability Identification, Incidence, Learning Disabilities
Stewart, James Monroe; And Others – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1986
Speech and language assessment of 719 black preschool children with linguistically and culturally sensitive materials indicated that 10.6 percent failed the screenings. When full diagnostic evaluations were conducted, prevalence rates for the entire sample were 2.6 percent for language disorders, 1.5 percent for speech disorders, and 1.4 percent…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests, Disability Identification
Peer reviewedCoutinho, Martha J.; Oswald, Donald P.; Forness, Steven R. – Behavioral Disorders, 2002
Analysis of Department of Education national survey data found that school districts' sociodemographic characteristics were strongly associated with the proportion of students identified as having emotional disturbance (ED). Results also indicated a clear association between ethnicity/gender and the likelihood of being identified as having ED,…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Download full textBurnette, Jane – 1998
This digest summarizes the problem of over-representation of minority students in special education and offers suggestions to reduce this disproportionate representation. It notes concerns of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that minority students are being misclassified and receiving…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation
Peer reviewedLupart, Judy L.; Timmons, Vianne; Odishaw, Janine – Exceptionality Education Canada, 2003
This introductory article discusses a study that investigated how at-risk students are defined in each of the Canadian provinces and Northern Territories and similarities in the definitions in the policy-making and policy implementation arenas. Different types of students that may be at-risk are described. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Classification, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Disability Identification
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1995
This document was developed as a result of 1993 and 1994 policy forums on strategies to address disproportionate representation of minority students in special education. Part 1 is a synthesis of major themes and recommendations resulting from the first forum. Part 2 is a prioritization of 35 recommendations arising from that forum. The following…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cultural Differences, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation
