Abstract
Language previously used in early special education reflects the way disabilities and disorders were seen in former periods. This chapter considers such historical language and looks at changes in terminology over time in various types of disabilities and disorders, especially in the United States and England. The chapter examines possible reasons for name changes, such as shifting aspirations towards special students.
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Farrell, M. (2004a) Special Education: A Resources for Practitioners London, Sage.
Chapter 2 of this book concerns historical changes in terminology relating to special education.
Kauffman, J. and Hallahan, D. P. (Eds) (2011) Handbook of Special Education New York and London, Routledge.
Chapter 1 ‘A History of Special Education’ provides an engaging account of some developments including a section on the work of Elizabeth Farrell in New York City.
Further reading
Safford, P. L. and Safford, E. J. (1996) History of Childhood and Disability NY, New York, Teachers College Press.
The focus of this history is especially the US and Europe.
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Farrell, M. (2014). Past Voices: Historical Terminology. In: Investigating the Language of Special Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137434715_2
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