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ERIC Number: EJ439381
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0704-7509
Adaptive Behaviour in the Secondary Learning Disabled Child.
Shaughnessy, Michael F.; Mahan, Virginia
B.C. Journal of Special Education, v15 n2 p101-10 1991
This paper reviews the concept of adaptive behavior, the etiology of maladaptive behavioral patterns in learning-disabled individuals, and age-related trends in life adjustment. It advocates the use of adaptive behavior measures to identify homogeneous subtypes of learning disabilities, to predict educational consequences, and to determine severity levels. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Etiology, Learning Disabilities, Predictive Measurement, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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