Learning Disability in Adulthood

Abstract

Learning disabilities are generally considered issues for children as they go through school. Yet their effect continues into adulthood in a person's cognitive style, use of defenses, interpersonal relations, character, self-image, and career development. With a few exceptions, the study of the impact of learning disabilities on personality has been extended beyond childhood and adolescence only in the last ten years. This article examines these effects on adult character, defensive style, and relationship patterns.