Editor's Comment:Thefield of learning disabilities-as well as all of special services-has recently begun to focus on the transition needs of persons with learning problems. Specifically, skills and abilities that individuals need at the next stage of their life cycle are noted and training is begun at an earlier stage. For example, the skills and abilities a person needs to succeed in a secondary school are focused upon in elementary education training efforts. What has been almost totally ignored in research efforts to date are the skills and abilities an adult with learning disabilities needs to succeed in life. The following two articles significantly add to our efforts in transition education. Readers' comments are welcome.-JLW The results of a needs assessment of learning disabled adults based on surveys of the perceptions of learning disabled adults, providers of services to learning disabled adults, and consumers or advocates for learning disabilities are presented. The results of the survey of the learning disabled adults, service providers, and consumers indicate that learning disabled adults have major academic, social, personal, and vocational needs that must be addressed if they are to attain adult competence. A comparison across all need areas indicated that service providers and consumers identified vocational needs involving securing an appropriate job and vocational rehabilitation services as the most critical need area of learning disabled adults, with a second need area involving learning disabled adults'poor self-concept, lack of self-understanding, and lack of self-acceptance. Recommendations are made for services in academics, secondary and post-secondary vocational training, social skills, and counseling and psychotherapy.
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