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Legalism versus Professionalism in Diagnosing SED in the Public Schools.

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Forness, Steven R. – School Psychology Review, 1992

Focuses on social maladjustment exclusion in serious emotional disturbance criteria in Public Law 94-142, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Responds to earlier articles by Skiba and Grizzle in reaction to Slenovich's book, "PL 94-142 as Applied to DSM III Diagnoses" and Slenovich's response to articles. Addresses two aspects of debate…

Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Classification

The Balkanization of Special Education: Proliferation of Categories for "New" Behavioral Disorders.

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Forness, Steven R.; Kavale, Kenneth A. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1994

This article addresses the advantages, disadvantages, and possible solutions to increased administrative problems posed by five proposed new categories of behavioral disorders: (1) attention deficit disorder, (2) traumatic brain injury, (3) fetal alcohol syndrome, (4) prenatal substance abuse, and (5) fragile X syndrome. (DB)

Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Classification, Disability Identification