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The Arbitrariness of Age Ceilings in Developmental Services

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  • Stephen Greenspan

    (Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut, USA)

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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.

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  • Stephen Greenspan, 2018. "The Arbitrariness of Age Ceilings in Developmental Services," Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 5(4), pages 70-71, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jgjidd:v:5:y:2018:i:4:p:70-71
    DOI: 10.19080/GJIDD.2018.05.555668
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