Data from reports of the federally funded Child Service Demonstration Centers (CSDCs) are said to show that only three CSDCs adhered to all criteria in the federal definition of learning disabilities. The author suggests that LD should be adopted as a generic term for all mild handicaps. (CL)

The author responds to an article (EC 151 569) questioning the federal definition of learning disabilities (LD) because federally funded child service demonstration centers did not adhere to it. He asserts that this argument is faulty and that LD can be defined. (CL)