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Merz, Emily C.; McCall, Robert B.; Wright, Amanda J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2013
Children adopted from institutions at older ages are at increased risk of persistent attention problems, lower cognition, and academic difficulties. This study examined cognitive and behavior problems as mediators of the association between early psychosocial deprivation and academic functioning. Participants were 8-17-year-old children adopted…
Descriptors: Adoption, Children, Adolescents, Behavior Problems
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Sparks, Richard L.; Lovett, Benjamin J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2013
This study examined whether a large group of postsecondary students participating in a support program for students classified as having learning disabilities (LD) met criteria for five objective diagnostic models for LD: IQ-achievement discrepancy (1.0 SD, 1.5 SD, and greater than 2.0 SD) models, a "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, College Students, Clinical Diagnosis, Criteria