This introduction to four papers (EC 604 277-280) notes the increasing literature focus on adults with learning disabilities, describes adult development models and their application, outlines six life domains that provide a framework for examining successful adjustment of young adults with learning disabilities, and examines transition planning…

The article describes Project ASSIST, a five-week post-high school/precollege summer program to help learning disabled students adjust to the university environment at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The program emphasizes six components: affective support, diagnostic evaluation, academic reinforcement and instruction, strategy training,…

This article addresses transition needs of individuals with learning disabilities in such areas as maintaining a home, becoming appropriately involved in the community (including recreation and leisure activities), and experiencing satisfactory personal and social relationships. It reviews research on adult adjustment, highlights existing…