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Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychology > Psychology, Educational > Child, Exceptional
Psychological Phenomena > Psychology, Applied > Psychology, Educational > Child, Exceptional
Persons > Child, Exceptional

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Child, Exceptional  

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  • Children, Exceptional
  • Exceptional Child
  • Exceptional Children

Note

  • consider also CHILD, GIFTED & MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; check also tag CHILD or specific

Scope note

  • A child whose needs, abilities, or other characteristics vary so much from the average in mental, physical, or social areas that a greater than usual level of services is needed to facilitate the child's maximum potential development.

History note

  • 75; was see under CHILD, GIFTED & MENTAL RETARDATION 1969-74; was see under MENTAL RETARDATION (but EXCEPTIONAL CHILD was see under CHILD, GIFTED) 1968; was see under MENTAL RETARDATION 1967; was see under MENTAL DEFICIENCY 1966

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002671

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