The ADD controversy - what did CEC say? (attention deficit disorder, Council for Exceptional Children)

From: Exceptional Children | Date: October 1, 1993 | Copyright information

During the 1990 reauthorization of the Education of the Handicapped Act (now the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA), Congress grappled with the issue of whether attention deficit disorder (ADD) should be listed as a separate diagnostic category for purposes of special education eligibility.

According to information from the Professional Group for ADD and Related Disorders (PGARD), approximately 50% of children with ADD do not require special education services, but rather "appropriate recognition or modifications to the regular program of instruction." ...

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