Delinquency and Learning Disabilities: Evidence for Compensatory Behaviors and Adaptation.

Perlmutter, Barry F.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Delinquency and Learning Disabilities: Evidence for Compensatory Behaviors and Adaptation.

Perlmutter, Barry F.

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v16 n2 p89-95 Apr 1987

The complex relationship between learning disabilities and delinquent behavior is discussed. Two groups of learning disabled adolescents are identified: (1) a group adapting by learning to compensate for their disabilities; (2) a group who had more academic, interpersonal and legal difficulties. (JAZ)

Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adolescents, Compensatory Education, Delinquency, Juvenile Courts, Learning Disabilities, Learning Problems, Literature Reviews, Secondary Education, Self Esteem

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Language: English

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