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The adult outcomes of children with learning disabilities

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The results of four follow-up studies of learning-disabled children are reviewed. A comparison of results among the studies and of analyses of individual variation within the studies suggest some factors associated with long-term outcomes. It is argued that in many cases learning disabilities are not a lifelong handicapping condition, especially if adequate treatment is provided during childhood.

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Preparation of this manuscript was supported by the National Health and Welfare Research and Development Program through a project grant and through a National Health Research Scholar Award to Margaret Bruck.

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Bruck, M. The adult outcomes of children with learning disabilities. Annals of Dyslexia 37, 252–263 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02648071

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