Assistant Secretary Robert Pasternack, head of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services of the U.S. Department of Education, packed the room and drew a standing ovation in response to his "Distinguished Lecture" at the (National Association of School Psychologists) Chicago Convention. The title alone was ample notice that this would not be a tame consideration of IQ testing or IDEA's traditional LD criteria. In fact, his presentation on "The Demise of IQ Testing" may have been the strongest critique of the Ability-Achievement Discrepancy concept ever offered by a public official. With numerous citations of research, Dr. Pasternack made the following key points:

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