Learning disabled and nondisabled children judged the social desirability of the items similarly. It was found that children and adults both judged tactics in the context of target or setting, and that they appeared to agree about the desirability of particular tactics directed toward particular targets. (Author)

The results showed that LD children were much less able to adopt an alternative viewpoint than their normal counterparts. Moreover, within the group of LD children, females were substantially more egocentric than males. (Author/SBH)

The sociometric testing indicated that the LD children were less popular than their normal peers, but no less insightful about how others regarded them. No relationship between decentering ability and popularity was found. (Author)

To investigate the role of learning disabled (LD) children's nonverbal behavior in affecting adult judgments, 13 LD and 14 nondisabled (NLD) children in grades 3 through 5 were given instructions either to ingratiate or to act naturally with an adult interviewer while discussing their television preferences. (Author/SBH)

The paper presents a consolidated criteria model which can be used to identify the discrepancy and severity level of learning disabled students. (Author/SBH)

Because learning disabled (LD) children are often the targets of negative behavior and social rejection by peers, the article reviews the literature on the social interactions typical of LD children and on peer-mediated strategies for enhancing LD children's social standing and examines the critical role of the classroom teacher in altering the…

This article explores the hypothesis that social skill deficits among children with learning disabilities are associated with high rates of undetected psychiatric diagnoses. The maladaptive social skills patterns of children with specific subtypes of learning disabilities appear to mimic the symptom patterns of children with attention deficit…

A review of 32 studies that compared social competence of children with learning disabilities and typical children in inclusive classrooms found children with learning disabilities and low-achieving children were at a greater risk for social difficulties than were average-to-high-achieving children and did not have accurate self-perceptions of…

Sixty-seven learning-disabled (LD) adolescents attending vocational-technical schools completed a self-management training program. Results showed improvements in the problem-solving and job-related social skills of LD students who received the self-management training program compared to both LD and non-LD students who were not trained.…

Academic, intellectual, and behavioral correlates of sociometric status among elementary-age children with learning disabilities (LD) were investigated. Peer rejection was unrelated to IQ or achievement scores but was related to LD children's social status, acting out, and withdrawn behaviors. Teachers rated rejected LD children as more…

The article examines advances and remaining psychometric problems in social skills assessment technology for students with learning disabilities. Assessment is related to a proposed definition of learning disabilities by the Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities which identifies social skills deficits as a primary learning disability. (DB)

The study examined the social relations of 23 third-grade children with learning disabilities (LD) and 154 without LD. LD children were less accepted but not more rejected by peers than nonLD children. Significant group differences in friendship concepts and levels of reasoning about friendship and conflict resolution were also found. (Author/DB)

Administration of the Test of Interpersonal Problem Solving to 46 boys (grades 3-4) with learning disabilities (LD) and 46 boys without LD found that LD students had lower scores on Problem Formulation, Consequential Thinking, and Total Problem Solving Ability. No group differences were noted on two measures of creativity. (Author/JDD)

This article describes postsecondary outcomes of young adults with learning disabilities, specific areas of social problems encountered, and the results of an assessment of social competencies in 404 college students with learning disabilities. The study determined that learning disabilities should not be viewed as just an academic-related…

This editorial, introducing a special issue on social-emotional development of students with learning disabilities, reviews general trends in recent research and curriculum development. The editorial presents social-emotional development as the next major area (following cognitive, metacognitive, and behavioral studies) from which meaningful…