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ERIC Number: EJ352546
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Rodin, Patton, Edison, Wilson, Einstein: Were They Really Learning Disabled?
Adelman, Kimberly A.; Adelman, Howard S.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v20 n5 p270-79 May 1987
The practice of posthumously diagnosing historical figures is discussed. Emphasis is on the unsatisfactory nature of evidence found for those diagnosed as learning-disabled or dyslexic and the possibility of other explanations for identified problems. Posthumous diagnoses of Auguste Rodin, George Patton, Thomas Edison, Woodrow Wilson, and Albert Einstein are reviewed. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Death, Disability Identification, Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Edison (Thomas); Einstein (Albert); Patton (George); Posthumous Diagnosis; Retrospective Studies (Psychology); Rodin (Auguste); Wilson (Woodrow)