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What Does It Mean to Be Autistic? Inter-State Variation in Special Education Criteria for Autism Services
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MacFarlane, Jaclyn R.; Kanaya, Tomoe – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2009
The prevalence of Autism and other Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) has increased dramatically in recent years. The criterion for a clinical diagnosis of Autism, however, is independent from the special education eligibility requirements for Autism services. While the DSM-IV-TR provides a nationally-accepted definition for Autism and ASD, under…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Incidence, Autism
Assessment of ADHD: Differences across Psychology Specialty Areas
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Handler, Marcie W.; DuPaul, George J. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2005
Child psychologists are frequently involved in the assessment of ADHD symptoms among school-aged youth. There is limited information regarding the extent to which psychologists adhere to recommended assessment practices and whether differences exist in assessment strategies among psychologists from different specialty areas (clinical, counseling,…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Attention Deficit Disorders, Evaluation Methods, Clinical Diagnosis
A Comparison of Evaluation Methods and Treatment Modalities for Attention Deficit Disorder by School Psychologists and Other Practitioners.
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Brown, Gail W.; And Others – 1994
A survey was conducted of 56 clinical child psychologists, 93 school psychologists, 24 family physicians, and 24 pediatricians concerning assessment methods and interventions for use with children with attention deficit disorders (ADD). Survey results are compared with results of a 1986 survey by R. Rosenberg and S. Beck to assess changes over 6…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Child Psychology, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Psychology