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ERIC Number: EJ597241
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
The LD Label for Relatively Well-Functioning Students: A Critical Analysis.
Gordon, Michael; Lewandowski, Lawrence; Keiser, Shelby
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v32 n6 p485-90 Nov-Dec 1999
This article discusses the inclusion of high functioning individuals in the learning disability category. It argues that extending services to individuals without significant academic impairments may deplete resources for others in greater need, distort the normal processes by which individuals select careers, and diminish the credibility of the diagnosis itself. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Learning Disabilities, Resource Allocation
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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