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Maag University of Nebraska-Lincoln & James M. Kauffman, University of Virginia  \nAbstract  \nThe controversy over the use labels for students who receive special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act has been raging for decades. Do labels really serve an educational purpose? Do they stigmatize students? Do disabilities really exist? Are they just part of the normal distribution of human characteristics, just diversities considered disabilities only because of social barriers? Postmodernists or relativists—those who are involved in what has been called disability studies (DS) or disability studies in education (DSE)—would answer those four questions No, Yes, No, and Yes. These answers and the attempt to “normalize” disabilities, eschew labels as worthless, and even say special education is not the answer but the problem for educating these diverse students are dangerous not only to students with various disabilities but also to the very existence of special education. We argue that labels are important and a necessary way for professionals to communicate. Consequently, this article focuses on the reality of behavior, the nature of language and use of words, and how labels can and should be used—particularly those when applied to students who display \"challenging behaviors.”  \nKeywords: emotional and behavioral disorders; disabilities studies; multi-tiered levels of support; labeling; abnormal and normal behavior  \nIntroduction  \nArguments about labels have been raging for decades, perhaps for more than a century. The catchphrase,“label jars, not people,” has appeared on stickers, pins, and tee-shirts. Changes have been made in what we call students who are receiving special education services. For example, the word “handicap” was replaced with \"disability\" or “exceptionality,” which gave way—for better or worse—to “person-first” language (e.g.,“students with disabilities” rather than “disabled students”) .  \nOur purpose is to discuss not just the common debate points about labeling theory but to consider the role of labels in contemporary society and the importance of all labels in communicating clearly about disabilities of all manner—in fact, communication about any phenomenon. For example, matter and energy we do not completely understand exert forces in the universe. Physicists know these phenomena exist because of their detected effects but do not yet have a way to see them all. So, they need a label enabling physicists to communicate with each other as these  \nnot fully understood forces are being researched. Physicists came up with the labels “dark energy”and “dark matter.” These labels are considered “place holders” until more data are gathered. In this article, however, we give particular attention to the disability we now commonly call emotional and behavioral disorder (EBD) or emotional or behavioral disorder (E/BD) . The reason for our focus on this particular label is, at least partially, the way society views it.  \nFrom a sociological standpoint, labels can be classified as either “labels of forgiveness” or“labels of damnation”(Noblit et al., 1991) . Labels of forgiveness convey conditions that an individual can not control, such as Down Syndrome or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) . Conversely, labels of damnation imply that someone purposely engages in the behaviors associated with the label and could choose to behave differently. Examples of such are the labels “delinquent,”“emotionally disturbed,”“behaviorally disordered,” “paranoid,” “socially maladjusted” “and “conduct disordered,” to mention a few. It is easy to understand why these are called labels of damnation when we think about the stigma associated with a mental illness and misbehavior. Some people with major depressive disorders continue to view their labels as indicating personal weaknesses (or damnations) and refuse to take medications prescribed fo","cbCaigUt2JG0W8iK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigUt2JG0W8iK","pdf",365381,15,"English","# Introduction\n## Attempts to Avoid All Labels, Including EBD\n## Inclusion and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)","[{\"question\":\"Why does the article focus on labeling emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD)?\",\"answer\":\"The focus is partly due to how society views this label and how it functions within debates over disability and education communication.\"},{\"question\":\"What stance does the article take on avoiding labels in special education?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that efforts to eschew labels and claim special education is the problem can be dangerous for students with disabilities and for special education teachers.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the article explain the role of labels in professional communication?\",\"answer\":\"It contends that labels are important and necessary for professionals to communicate, by connecting language, behavior realities, and how words are used for students displaying challenging behaviors.\"}]","Emotional/Behavioral Disorder: Why and How do We Name It? | PDF",1792090245,38]