Recognizing that a disability is not something you “grow out” of.Researchers are learning more about how resilience can help individuals with learning and attention issues persist and succeed in college or the workplace. 1 Challenges related to self-determination also help explain why adults with learning disabilities are more likely to have semi-skilled part-time jobs 2-or to have left the workforce completely-than their peers without learning disabilities. Success in college and the workplace is heavily influenced by internal resilience factors such as temperament and self-perception.Īs noted earlier in this report, individuals with learning and attention issues are as smart as their peers and, with the right support, can achieve at high levels.īut low self-esteem and low expectations help explain why young adults with learning disabilities^ attend four-year colleges at half the rate of the general population and why those who do attend college are less likely to complete it. I looked for and found the people at the school who were empowered and prepared to step in when issues like this arise.” - Savannah Treviño-Casias, psychology major in Arizonaġ. “When the trigonometry professor refused to accommodate me for my dyscalculia, I reached out to the community college’s disability services office.
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