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The Medicalization of America's Schools, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Challenging the Concept of Educational Disabilities
Author: Macht Joel
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This book challenges the validity of ADHD, learning disabilities, and dyslexia as meaningful special education "categories" and critically examines the misplaced medical model from which they are derived. The presumption that these disabilities cause school-related problems detracts from identifying factors within the classroom that create and maintain a child?s underachievement and disruptive behavior. Moreover, when the disability is finally named, it provides no functional information that translates into effective coping strategies. Macht delves into the misunderstood structure of these disabilities, pointing out that they are not verifiable disabilities but weak constructs that poorly describe each child?s uniqueness. Finally, he provides an alternative model based on children's strengths rather than their deficiencies, and presents strategies that advance school-related success.
Provides a non-categorical, non-pathological perspective that counters the traditional medical/disability model in today’s schools
Counters the notion that ADHD and LD are responsible for children’s achievement struggles and behavior problems
Demonstrates strategies that advance learning strengths, helping children to gain self-assurance, become self-directed, and experience the sustaining joy from learning and their own achievement