Fifteen author-contributed papers focus on the learning disabled adolescent and young adult. The first section provides a general overview while subsequent sections address educational and social techniques, steps to employment, and programs for adolescents. The following titles and authors are included: "Prevention: Primary, Secondary, or Otherwise" (R. Hagin); "ACLD-R&D Project Summary: A Study Investigating the Link between Learning Disabilities and Juvenile Delinquency" (D. Crawford); "Independent Living for Learning Disabled Adults: An Overview" (C. Goodman et al.); "Social and Emotional Development of Learning Disabled Children" (G. Blanton); "Coping Means Survival for Learning Disabled Adolescents" (E. Fine and S. Zeitlin); "The Application of Study Techniques with Learning Disabled Adolescents" (L. Clary); "Beyond Academics: Programming for Young Learning Disabled Adults" (W. Adamson et al.); "Learning Disabilities and Social Skill Development; Research-Based Implications for the Developmental Life Span" (P. Gerber and R. Kelley); "An Integrated System for Providing Content to Learning Disabled Adolescents Using an Audio-Taped Format" (J. Schumaker et al.); "Group Screening for Language Learning Disabilities in Junior High, High School, and Community College Populations" (J. Gillepie); "Seven Steps to Employment for Learning Disabled Students" (L. Tindall); "A Neuropsychological Model for Vocational Planning for Learning Disabled Students" (C. Telzrow and L. Hartlage); "Denver Academy: A Program for Learning Disabled Adolescents" (P. Knott and S. Tattum); "The Barat College Writing Lab" (D. Konrad); and an invited paper, "Background on the Canadian ACLD Definition Adopted by CACLD, October 18, 1981" (B. McElgunn). (Author/CL)