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ERIC Number: EJ448564
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
ADD: Acronym for Any Dysfunction or Difficulty.
Goodman, Gay; Poillion, Mary Jo
Journal of Special Education, v26 n1 p37-56 Spr 1992
Review of 48 articles and books on attention deficit disorder (ADD) found a total of 69 characteristics and 38 causes cited, evidencing no clearcut pattern for identifying the condition and little agreement for what causes ADD. The label appears to have limited value for communication, planning, decision making, or research efforts. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology, Handicap Identification, Labeling (of Persons), Meta Analysis, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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