Mental Health and Academic Competence:

Abstract

Although there is a plethora of data and applied research findings on learning disabled children in the literature, there still remains a paucity of information about learning disabled college students (adults) in that same literature. This article reviews the existing literature on programmatic approaches to assisting learning disabled college students, describes the general demography of the learning disabled adult student, and outlines a model program based on that demography for effectively assisting this population. A unique program variable, that of a mental health counseling component, is described in some detail.