The Arbitrariness of Age Ceilings in Developmental Services

Stephen Greenspan
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Stephen Greenspan: Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut, USA

Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, 2018, vol. 5, issue 4, 70-71

Abstract: When determining eligibility for disability-related services, supports and protections, bureaucracies (schools, courts, adult service agencies, etc.) have a strong preference for clear-cut decision and eligibility rules [1]. An example of this would be IQ cut-offs (e.g., 70) for determining whether someone qualifies as having an Intellectual Disability (ID). The reason for this preference is obvious: bureaucrats and other decision-makers typically lack the time or training to deal with the complexity of individual situations.

Keywords: Journal of Intellectual; Intellectual & Developmental; Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities; Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities; journal of intellectual disability research; journal of intellectual disabilities; journal of intellectual disability research impact factor; journal of intellectual property studies; open access publishers in usa; juniper publishers review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/GJIDD.2018.05.555668

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