The role of art in diagnosing and remediating exceptional education needs

The purpose of this paper was to explore art as a diagnostic tool to determine exceptionality. Piaget\u27s theory that the ability to form groups, to perceive and represent spatial relationships and to order as fundamental to language skills, mathematics and reading ability was assumed. This basic theory is at first synthesized for the reader\u27s benefit. Additional historical background and theory are given. Studies attempting to show that art could be used as a method of remediation for the above mentioned abilities are explored. The implications for communication between exceptional education teachers and art teachers are discussed