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ADHD on Trial: Courtroom Clashes over the Meaning of Disability

Autor Michael Gordon
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 mar 2009 – vârsta până la 17 ani
In 2006 Philadelphia, graduate student Jonathan Love sued the organization that publishes the Law School Admissions Test. Love had attained average scores on the test, but claimed he should have been given extra time because he qualified as a person with a disability - and allowances provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act - due to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The case, which drew in author psychologist Michael Gordon as an expert witness for the defense, reached federal court and resulted in a precedent-setting ruling still as controversial as the disorder that triggered the trial. In this work, Gordon takes us into the courtroom and behind the scenes with attorneys and experts to look not only at this trial, but more than a dozen others that have involved ADHD or other psychiatric diagnoses, and the questions they raise, including what the real meaning of disability is, how malingering can be an issue with psychological disorders, and what the more far-reaching effects for the public can be if accommodations are provided to people who do not have a legally-defined disability. When does deference to an individual with a disorder like ADHD begin to invade the rights of the non-disabled?Controversy fills these pages, from discussion of ADHD and the debate over its justifiability as a disability to public reactions regarding the ruling in Love's case and others. Comparisons and contrasts are also raised between the Love trial and earlier cases involving people claiming psychological disabilities who fought actions by The National Board of Medical Examiners, United Airlines, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, the Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine, and other organizations. Do the decisions help or harm disability rights and people with disabilities? Gordon offers the insights not only of a psychologist, but a seasoned legal insider who has testified as an expert witness at many of the trials.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440836039
ISBN-10: 1440836035
Pagini: 155
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

Michael Gordon, PhD, is Chief Clinical Child Psychologist and Director of the ADHD Program in the Department of Psychiatry, at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He is also Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services, as well as a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. He is Associate Editor for the journal, ADHD Report, and is a reviewer for the Journal of Learning Disabilities and the Journal of Attention Disorders. Gordon was presented with a Hall of Fame Award by CHADD, Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, a national support group for those with ADHD.

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Ch 1. The ReviewCh 2: MotivationCh 3: Diagnosis vs. DisabilityCh 4: DepositionsCh 5: A Cautionary TaleCh 6: The TrialCh 7: The Final OrderResources: For More Information