Is It ADHD, LD, Depression or Allergies? Considerations for Appropriate Diagnosis.

Knowlton, Douglas

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ERIC Number: EJ585370

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Is It ADHD, LD, Depression or Allergies? Considerations for Appropriate Diagnosis.

Knowlton, Douglas

Special Services in the Schools, v13 n1-2 p85-93 1998

Presents a model that uses a continuum of attentional skills to clarify the process for diagnosing ADHD. Issues related to differential determination of attentional problems that may be attributed to learning disabilities, allergies, and childhood depression are explored. Specific guidelines are provided for teachers. (Author/EMK)

Descriptors: Allergy, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities, Teachers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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