Self-identified learning disabled college students (N=80), in comparison with their non-LD peers, tended to view themselves and their parents more negatively; recall more family stress during childhood and adolescence; and report more drug abuse problems, delinquency, and suicidal thoughts. (Author/CL)

The article reviews a case study of the counseling needs of a family which included a 16-year-old child with a severe learning problem. (DB)

The case study explores the detrimental influences of a father's dyslexic condition on the emotional development of his children and on his family's functioning. (Author)

The parents of 90 children (30 each of learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, and normal children five-14 years old) completed The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales. Results provided partial support for the hypotheses on family interaction with implications for assessing and intervening in problems identified as learning…

Interviewed approximately 25 street children in Johannesburg, South Africa, and social services and educational personnel providing services to these children. Street children had experienced stress within their family, school, and society. Many came from structurally disadvantaged homes. Approximately 90 percent were identified as learning…

The article reviews literature pertaining to general effects of a developmentally disabled child on a family with particular emphasis on implications for families with learning disabled children. Covered are aspects of individual and family life cycles during various life stages, sibling adjustment, and intervention approaches with the child and…

The article reviews recent literature on families of learning disabled (LD) children. The literature describing parental reactions to the diagnosis of learning disabilities and the problems inherent in living with these children is discussed, as well as the children's reactions. (Author)

Reactions of parents of learning disabled children are examined through answers of three parents to ten questions concerning attitudes, emotional adjustment, marital problems, sources of professional help, educational treatment, and advice for other parents. (DB)

This article recounts the attitudes of various family members to a major move and subsequent family counseling. A particular focus is stresses related to a child with a severe learning disability. (DB)

Parents (N=67) and siblings (N=71) of children with and without learning disabilities (LD) and/or behavior problems were interviewed. The primary indicator of the impact of a child with LD on siblings and parents was whether the child also had behavior problems. Results also indicated that LD children and siblings differed in perceptions of…

Presents case illustrations of five adolescents to demonstrate how parents can seek diagnosis of primary learning disability for nonlearning disabled children; how this diagnosis can be inappropriately used, and how the learning disability label can work as resistance by family when professional recommendations focus on need for individual or…

Addresses problem areas encountered by families with learning-disabled children: parental self-blame and mourning, family life, the child's biological-psychological-social growth, and the child's achievement of independence. Argues that social workers have skills needed for effective remedial intervention. (RH)

Cases are presented to illustrate the effects of these dysfunctional attitudes and therapeutic approaches toward them. Cognitive, behavioral, and dynamically oriented interventions are presented which have been effective when a child's difficulties result from his acting in accordance with the family's attitude toward learning. (Author)

Parent reports of behavioral and family functioning for 59 learning-disabled (LD) boys and 65 nondisabled boys aged 6-12 years found higher incidence of behavior problems among LD boys. Families of LD boys more frequently exhibited disturbed family functioning, although the boys in those families showed no more behavior problems than boys of other…

A 9-year-old girl's hyperactive condition which caused numerous social and behavior problems for her, as well as difficulties for her family and friends was improved through medication, guidance from a trained physician, and patience and understanding on the part of her family. (BA)