This discussion looks briefly at the developmental tasks of adolescence to see how and if they apply to disabled youth. Topics discussed include disability as a stigma and how that affects the development of self-concept. The discussion is then interrelated to Schildkrout, Shenker and Sonnenlick's (1980) study, entitled "Human Figure Drawing in Adolescence," by exploring drawings made by hospitalized adolescents. The concluding section of the article compares the 1980 American study with a study interviewing disabled Australian adolescents and focusing on their views of the effects their disability has had on them as persons. Drawings and brief analyses of patients are included. (RH)