ERIC Number: EJ803330
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 4
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Self-Disclosure and Adults with Learning Disabilities: Practical Ideas about a Complex Process
Gerber, Paul J.; Price, Lynda A.
Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v15 n1 p21-24 2008
Self-disclosure for adults with learning disabilities is very complex after the beyond-school years. The issues of invisibility, risk/benefit, and the multiple contexts of adult functioning create many challenges in the process of disclosure. Moreover, self-disclosure, one element of the larger issue of self-determination, is viewed as an entry point that needs to be followed-up with effective self-advocacy. Practical issues that need to be considered in the choice whether or not to disclose and how to disclose are discussed. All ideas proffered in the discussion of disclosure are gleaned from a national research study on adults with learning disabilities.
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Self Advocacy, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Adults, At Risk Persons, Context Effect
Learning Disabilities Association of America. 4156 Library Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15234. Tel: 412-341-1515; Fax: 412-344-0224; e-mail: info@ldaamerica.org; Web site: http://www.ldaamerica.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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