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Ellison, Kimberly; Bundy, Myra Beth; Gore, Jon; Wygant, Dustin – Exceptionality, 2019
With the publication of "DSM-5," clinical assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has begun to follow a new dimensional framework which includes new severity specifiers. Little research has explored these severity ratings in comparison to other previously established severity indicators (e.g. "ADOS-2" calibrated severity…
Descriptors: Guides, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Severity (of Disability)
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Smith, J. David – Exceptionality, 2006
The meaning of the category and concept of mild mental retardation is explored through the words of fictional characters and the accounts of real people who have been injured and stigmatized by the label. Examples of the extremes to which people have gone to avoid or escape the term mental retardation are provided. The classification of mild…
Descriptors: Mild Mental Retardation, Classification, Fiction, Labeling (of Persons)