ABSTRACT
First published in 1997. This book provides practitioners in the field of special education with the information they need to decide whether controversial diagnoses and treatments in this field are valid. The aim of this book is to review the literature on each topic and comment on the current state of the art of each in a way which is accessible to teachers, other professionals and parents. The book is of relevance to all teachers and other professionals who are concerned with the education of children with SEN, including teachers in mainstream and special schools.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|13 pages
Introduction
part I|54 pages
Controversial Diagnoses
chapter 2|22 pages
Autism: Does it Exist as a Distinct Form of Disability?
part II|39 pages
Controversial System-Wide Interventions
chapter 6|16 pages
Exclusions – Whose Needs are Being Met?
part III|42 pages
Controversial Group Interventions
chapter 7|12 pages
Conductive Education – Is it Effective?
chapter 9|17 pages
Peer/Parent Tutoring – is it Effective?
part IV|34 pages
Controversial Individual Interventions
chapter 10|7 pages
Coloured Lenses and Overlays – Do They Really Work?
chapter 11|10 pages
Facilitated Communication – Fact or Fantasy?
chapter 12|16 pages
Reading Recovery – Does it Work and is it Cost-effective?
part V|2 pages
Conclusion