Social/Emotional Characteristics of Adults with Learning Disabilities

Issue title: Learning Disabilities

Subtitle: Implications for Service Providers

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hoy, Cheri

Affiliations: Department of Special Education, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Abstract: This review of the literature on adults with learning disabilities focuses on social/emotional characteristics. The available literature is discussed in four broad categories: descriptive studies without a control group, studies involving control groups, studies of successful versus unsuccessful adults, and studies of adults in different service settings. This literature is then summarized from a life span point of view. Implications for future research and service providers are discussed.

Keywords: Learning disabilities, Social/emotional, Affective adjustment

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-1994-4207

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 122-130, 1994