Currently there is great interest in the neuropsychology of learning disabilities and in their long-term course. This unique volume describes the author's research on adult outcomes of childhood learning disabilities, providing comprehensive information about the long-term adjustment oflearning-disabled children studied on a prospective basis. The subjects were divided into a group with definite neurological impairment, a group without impairment, and a group with minimal or questionable impairment. The findings show persistence of learning disability into adult life and pooroutcome in many areas of personal, social, occupational, and health adjustment, as well as persistently lower test scores compared to control subjects. Filling a gap in the field by looking at the adult side of this issue, which has remained relatively unexplored, this book will be of value toneuropsychologists, neurologists, clinical and child psychologists, and psychiatrists.

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Otfried Spreen, Professor of Psychology, University of Victoria.

"This book is slight by most standards but is crammed full of data, interpretations that are appropriately anchored in the literature, statistical cautions, and occasional vivid insights into the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and their families. It makes an importantcontribution to the sometimes volatile field of learning disabilities." American Journal of Mental Retardation

"In a period of increased attention to the concept of transition, this volume provides timely insights into young adulthood . . . This is a highly readable book and essential for those who work with the learning disabled." Readings : A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health