Nonverbal learning disability: adult outcomes

There are few empirical studies of the adult outcomes of nonverbal learning disability (NLD). An overwhelming majority of NLD studies has been devoted to the nature of academic difficulties of school children, whereas the few follow-up studies have tended to be limited to college-age young adults. H...

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Published inSeminars in clinical neuropsychiatry Vol. 5; no. 3; p. 198
Main Author Dugbartey, A T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.2000
Subjects
Adult
Cognition
Employment
Humans
Incidence
Interpersonal Relations
Learning Disorders - classification
Learning Disorders - diagnosis
Learning Disorders - epidemiology
Learning Disorders - psychology
Learning Disorders - rehabilitation
North America - epidemiology
Prevalence
Psychomotor Disorders - etiology
Psychomotor Disorders - psychology
Social Adjustment
Syndrome
North America
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Summary:There are few empirical studies of the adult outcomes of nonverbal learning disability (NLD). An overwhelming majority of NLD studies has been devoted to the nature of academic difficulties of school children, whereas the few follow-up studies have tended to be limited to college-age young adults. Herein, it is argued that the problems of adults with NLD do not fall solely in academic areas, and that early academic remediation programs might do well to include intervention in emotional and social skills enhancement.
ISSN:1084-3612
1532-8678
DOI:10.1053/scnp.2000.6732