Description: ADHD on Trial : Courtroom Clashes over the Meaning of "Disability", Hardcover by Gordon, Michael, ISBN 0313360154, ISBN-13 9780313360152, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK 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?
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Book Title: ADHD on Trial : Courtroom Clashes over the Meaning of "Disability
Publisher: ABC-Clio
Publication Year: 2009
Number of Pages: 155 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Adhd on Trial: Courtroom Clashes over the Meaning of Disability
Type: Textbook
Author: Michael Gordon
Subject Area: Civil Law
Format: Hardcover
