The Myth‐or‐Reality of Attention‐Deficit Disorder: a genealogical approach
Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of EducationPublished 1 August 1998
Jennifer S. Laurence, David McCallum
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Abstract The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the Australian Research Council for this project. Notes The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the Australian Research Council for this project.
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