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Emotionally disturbed children in special schools: An analysis of ratings of disturbed behavior and perceptual handicaps

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The relationship between perceptual handicaps and adjustment was studied among 573 emotionally disturbed children from Massachusetts. Little relationship was found between perceptual handicaps and overall adjustment. Antisocial behavior was the most prominent factor related to removal from regular classrooms and placement in special residential and day schools.

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  1. Division of Special Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA

    Thomas Browne PhD

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, 98195, Seattle, Washington

    Bernard A. Stotsky MD, PhD, Brenda D. Townes PhD & Donald C. Martin PhD

  3. Boston State College and Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

    Bernard A. Stotsky MD, PhD

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Stotsky, B.A., Townes, B.D., Martin, D.C. et al. Emotionally disturbed children in special schools: An analysis of ratings of disturbed behavior and perceptual handicaps. Child Psych Hum Dev 6, 81–88 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01438302

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