Severe Developmental Disabilities: Defining the Term.

Handleman, Jan S.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Severe Developmental Disabilities: Defining the Term.

Handleman, Jan S.

Education and Treatment of Children, v9 n2 p153-67 May 1986

This paper proposes "severe developmental disabilities" (SDD) as a useful umbrella term for various severe handicapping conditions such as autism, severe mental retardation, and multiple handicaps. Diagnostic criteria for SDD include language deficiency, disturbed interpersonal relationships, inconsistent response to sensory stimulation, and cognitive disorders. The needs of SDD children are discussed. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Individual Needs, Multiple Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Severe Mental Retardation, Vocabulary

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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