Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ517103
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Publication Date: 1995
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The Proliferation of Categories for "New" Behavioral Disorders. The Struggle to Include the Handicapped.
Forness, Steven R.; And Others
Contemporary Education, v66 n4 p226-32 Sum 1995
Describes five disorders (attention deficit disorder, traumatic brain injury, fetal alcohol syndrome, prenatal substance abuse, and fragile X syndrome) that are part of a proliferation of categories of behavioral disorders, examining how special and general education might approach problems potentially inherent in the process of including students with disabilities. (SM)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Federal Programs, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Head Injuries, Inclusive Schools, Labeling (of Persons), Learning Disabilities, Neurological Impairments, Prenatal Drug Exposure, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Special Education, Substance Abuse
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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