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Sparks, Richard L.; Philips, Lois; Javorsky, James – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
A replication study compared 86 petition students who received course substitutions for the college foreign language (FL) requirement with 40 nonpetition students who fulfilled the requirement by passing FL courses. Findings indicate more than half of all the students did not meet criteria for learning disability classification. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Classification, Disability Identification, Evaluation Methods
Hallowell, Edward M.; Ratey, John J. – 1994
This book, by two psychiatrists who themselves have attention deficit disorder (ADD), provides general information and case examples on this disorder. The nine chapters cover the following topics: (1) the nature of ADD; (2) characteristics and educational experiences of the child with ADD; (3) characteristics and behavior patterns of the adult…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders