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Peer reviewedHishinuma, Earl S. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1998
Describes the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised and discusses its use in diagnosing learning disabilities or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adolescents and adults. It addresses ethical and legal issues, the schism of standardized testing vs. modifications, assessment alternatives, and practitioner guidelines. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis
Peer reviewedStewart, Donald W. – Guidance & Counselling, 1994
Many postsecondary students who request academic accommodations for learning disabilities actually show no documentable learning disability but a discrepancy between their intellectual ability and their achievement aspirations (i.e., a "yearning disability") rather than a discrepancy between their ability and achievement (i.e., a…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Educational Testing
