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Labeling kids with mild disabilities can backfire, study finds
For students with mild symptoms of disabilities, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a diagnosis can do more harm than good, according to a study by Jayanti Owens, a Brown University sociologist. Owens' study shows that students without an ADHD diagnosis, who showed similar symptoms, had better behavioral and reading scores from teachers, than their peers diagnosed…