Findings from numerous investigations of youth with high-incidence disabilities have
indicated that these youth have poorer adult outcomes than do their peers without …

Adolescents with disabilities face many challenges common to their typically developing
peers. However, the ways that they resolve them may differ. The focus of this narrative …

Background: The transition from high school can be difficult for any youth, but it can be
particularly difficult for youth with disabilities, who may encounter additional challenges to …

While experiences of students with disabilities transitioning from high school to college have
been well documented, the influence exerted by selected factors on these experiences is …

Transition from school to adult life has recently become a significant concern for policy
makers, educators, adult service providers, and families who have a son or daughter with a …

This report uses data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study (NLTS) of Special
Education Students to identify specific influences on postschool outcomes of youth with …

It is widely recognized that the 12 percent of all youth in American public schools who have
disabilities comprise a set of students with distinct capacities and needs. Federal legislation …

This article uses the concepts of risk and resiliency to frame our understanding of how
having a learning disability affects nonacademic outcomes such as emotional adjustment …

Most children with developmental conditions survive to adulthood. To improve adult
outcomes there is a need to synthesize our existing knowledge regarding their …

Background: Since the early 1980s, when A Nation at Risk sounded a clear warning about
the condition of American education, there have been extensive federal, state, and local …