In search of a middle ground: the dangers and affordances of diagnosis in relation to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Developmental Language Disorder |
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| Authors: | Linda J Graham Haley Tancredi |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australialinda.graham@qut.edu.au https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-808X;3. School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australiahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2065-8681 |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTIn this paper, we draw on the ‘dilemma of difference’ to discuss the dangers and affordances of diagnosis within two of the most prevalent, yet under-supported, disabilities affecting school-age children: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). The dilemma that exists between denying and thereby ignoring difference on the one hand, versus recognising and potentially stigmatising difference on the other, will be explored and the consequences outlined. Our aim is to achieve a middle ground that conceives of diagnosis as a helpful starting point to enable educators to address barriers to access and participation through appropriate adjustments to curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. |
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| Keywords: | Disability labelling inclusion universal principles adjustments |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-808X;3. School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia