Disabled or Disadvantaged: Why the Question?
to behavior, performance, and etiology. He points out that behavioral descriptions of the two groups often reveal a surprising amount of overlap, with hyperactivity, short attention span, emotional lability, apparent lack of motivation, and difficulties with Standard English in its written and spoken forms representing the most salient difficulty areas for both. Herrick’s observations would probably receive widespread support from teachers of mildly disabled and disadvantaged children. However, a case can probably be made that children with