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Diagnostic differences between educationally handicapped and learning disabled students

Psychology in the Schools, 1980
WISC-R and WRAT scores for 39 Educationally Handicapped and 81 Learning Disabled students were compared to determine if the two groups differed significantly in their profiles on these instruments. Though some unexpected sex differences were discovered, the two diagnostic categories were not found to be psychometrically distinct.
Lawrence Eno, Paula Woehlke
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The Characteristics of Learning Disabled and Other Handicapped Students Referred for Evaluation in the State of Iowa

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
This article provides descriptive data on a statewide sample of all children referred for complete psychological evaluation during a school year. Basic demographic data, IQ, achievement, perceptual-motor, and behavior ratings, along with a diagnostic classification of learning, mental, or emotional disability or no handicap, were recorded and analyzed.
L, Wilson, T, Cone, C, Bradley, J, Reese
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PREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF THE SAT ON TWO HANDICAPPED GROUPS: THE DEAF AND THE LEARNING DISABLED

ETS Research Report Series, 1982
ABSTRACTBecause of the ambiguity of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, with regard to the need for predictive‐validity studies of admissions tests for handicapped persons, a preliminary study was undertaken. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the predictive validity of the SAT for deaf students at one institution and learning disabled
Douglas H. Jones, Marjorie Ragosta
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Individual Diagnosis and Remediation of Educational Handicaps Manifested by Learning Disabled Children

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1976
During the last decade, professionals in the area of learning disabilities have become increasingly aware that in some instances it may not suffice to use diagnostic data obtained from standardized tests to design or select the most appropriate clinical teaching strategy for each educationally handicapped child.
Jayne A. Owen, John T. Braggio, Paul Ellen   +2 more
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Effects of Bibliotherapy on the Self-Concept of Learning Disabled, Emotionally Handicapped Adolescents in a Classroom Setting

Psychological Reports, 1987
Learning disabled, emotionally handicapped adolescents maintain poor strategies for coping with exigencies of environment. Attempts to gain direct access to these problem areas for remediation often result in a defensive withdrawal and reinforcement of maladaptive techniques in dealing with stress.
R S, Lenkowsky, E I, Barowsky, M, Dayboch, L, Puccio, B E, Lenkowsky   +4 more
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Planning for Treatment of Learning Disabilities and Associated Primary Handicapping Conditions

1992
Chapter 8 included discussion of the diagnosis of learning disabilities, ADHD, and associated problems. It is important for the team, once it begins to develop therapeutic recommendations, to appreciate that some of these conditions are neurologically based.
Elizabeth H. Aylward, Frank R. Brown, Winnie Dunn, Linda K. Elksnin, Nick Elksnin   +4 more
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Behavioral Ratings of Emotionally Handicapped, Learning Disabled, and Nonreferred Children: Scale and Source Consistency

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 1990
This study examined how well two sources of information, two behavioral rating scales, and two measures differentiated between nonreferred children and emotionally handicapped or learning-disabled children in the schools. Two sources of information, parents and teachers, rated their children on two rating scales, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and
Virginia K. Costenbader, Harold R. Keller   +1 more
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A Prototype Seating Harness for People with a Severe Learning Disability and Physical Handicap An Evaluation of Effectiveness

Physiotherapy, 1992
Summary A prototype harness for a standard wheelchair, designed at Gogarburn Hospital, Edinburgh, and produced and fitted by the Bioengineering Centre at the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital, Edinburgh, was assessed for the amount of movement it allowed.
Jeanette Rennie, Maggy Flynn
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A CROSS‐CULTURAL STUDY OF PARENTAL ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ABOUT LEARNING DISABILITY (MENTAL HANDICAP)

Mental Handicap Research, 1994
AbstractThe literature suggests that Asian families have attitudes and beliefs about learning disability (mental handicap) which differ from those of white British families, and that these attitudes may have an influence on service utilisation. A structured interview schedule addressing these issues was piloted on 12 Asian and 12 white British families
Iyabo A. Fatimilehin, Zenobia Nadirshaw
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Parents' mainstreaming modification preferences for children with educable mental handicaps, behavior disorders, and learning disabilities

Psychology in the Schools, 1989
Parents of children with educable mental handicaps, behavior disorders, and learning disabilities completed a questionnaire on the types and numbers of program modifications needed to persuade them to accept full-time mainstreaming for their exceptional children.
Richard L. Simpson, Brenda Smith Myles
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