Personal Experiences and Adjustment of Dutch Adults with Dyslexia.

Hellendoorn, Joop; Ruijssenaars, Wied

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ERIC Number: EJ611317

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Personal Experiences and Adjustment of Dutch Adults with Dyslexia.

Hellendoorn, Joop; Ruijssenaars, Wied

Remedial and Special Education, v21 n4 p227-39 Jul-Aug 2000

Interviews with 27 Dutch adults with dyslexia found most felt a strong impact of their dyslexia on daily life and experienced many educational and career problems. Parental support was a powerful predictor of adult adjustment and well-being. Those with positive elementary school experiences were more accepting of their disability. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Coping, Dyslexia, Educational Experience, Emotional Adjustment, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Parent Child Relationship, Predictor Variables, Well Being

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands

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