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ERIC Number: EJ359392
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Using Adaptive Behavior in Assessment and Intervention: An Overview.
Horn, Eva; Fuchs, Douglas
Journal of Special Education, v21 n1 p11-26 Spr 1987
Part of a special issue on adaptive behavior, the article presents a brief and selective history of the care and treatment of persons with mental retardation, emphasizing the roles that adaptive behavior has played in assessment and treatment. Current and possible future applications of adaptive behavior are also discussed. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Rating Scales, Educational Diagnosis, Educational History, Educational Testing, Educational Trends, Intervention, Mental Retardation, Normalization (Handicapped)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Adaptive Behavior. For related information see EC 200 171-181.