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Smith, Sally L. – Pointer, 1988
Teaching experience at The Lab School of Washington has shown that learning-disabled children and adults cope with their lack of self-esteem and feelings of stupidity by developing masks to hide their hurt. These include masks of super-competence, helplessness, invisibility, clowning, injustice collecting, indifference, boredom, outrageousness,…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Coping, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textMinnesota Univ., Minneapolis. National Center for Youth with Disabilities. – 1993
This annotated bibliography provides an overview of the issues and selected resources related to the needs of adolescents and young adults with chronic illnesses. The first section of the document lists 80 bibliographic materials, including books, reports, and journal articles on general medical and social aspects, demographics, school issues, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Chronic Illness, Curriculum, Demography
