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ERIC Number: EJ164239
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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A Merger of Categories: Are We Finally Ready?
Lilly, M. Stephen
Journal of Learning Disabilities, 10, 2, 115-21, Feb 77
The article examines the background and current status of attempts to define the term "learning disabilities" (LDs), and concludes that resolution of the problem by continued search for a consummate definition of LD is unrealistic. (Author)
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Emotional Disturbances, Financial Support, Identification, Labeling (of Persons), Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation, Special Education
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