The individual credited with the first use of the term "learning disabilities" during a meeting of parents in the early 1960s is
A)Samuel Howe.
B)Samuel Kirk.
C)Marianne Frostig.
D)Samuel Orton.

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Samuel Kirk is credited with coining the term "learning disabilities" in the early 1960s during a meeting with parents. He defined it as a deficiency in the central nervous system functions that affects a person's ability to engage in some aspect of processing information.

The Individual Credited with the First Use of the Term