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Peer reviewedFriedland, Seymour J.; Shilkret, Robert B. – Exceptional Children, 1973
It is maintained that two weaknesses of current theories on etiology of learning disabilities are reliance on a single-cause model and assumption of a child's deficit; advanced is the explanation that defensive hyperactivity is a coping device of children who are anxious about forming relationships with others, particularly adults. (MC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Biology, Children, Exceptional Child Education
