Emphasis on Adolescents and Young Adults an Approach for the Design and Im Plem Entation of Non -academic Interventions W Ith Learning Disable D Adolescents

This paper presents an alternat i ve approach to research in learning disabilities among adolescents and young adults. The author proposes that low achieving adolescents l abeled 11 learning disabled .. can and should play a role in research efforts in which they are involved. While much research focuses on educational interventions following basic research formats, research described in this paper would focus on psychosocial concerns within a larqely natural or nonartifical context. In addition, the contribution which the LD adolescent can make to the design and implementation of their own treatment program