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[Resilience and risk in children with learning disabilities]
J Pérez-Blasco1, F Ferri-Benedetti, A Melià-De Alba
1Universidad de Valencia. Facultad de Psicologia, 46071 Valencia, Espana. perezbl@uv.es
Revista De Neurologia
|March 10, 2007
Summary
The resilience approach complements the risk approach for understanding and intervening with children with learning disabilities (LD). Focusing on personal and social skills can improve outcomes for children with LD.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Special Education
Background:
- Traditional research on learning disabilities (LD) often uses correlational methods, leading to inferences of risk factors.
- Recent longitudinal studies challenge the inevitability of negative outcomes for children with LD.
- Identifying protective factors and successful developmental processes is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To advocate for the integration of the resilience approach alongside the risk approach in studying and intervening with children with LD.
- To highlight the importance of personal and social skills in fostering positive development in children with LD.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing research methodologies in learning disabilities.
- Analysis of findings from longitudinal studies on child development.
- Identification of key personal and social skills contributing to successful outcomes.
Main Results:
- The risk approach alone is insufficient for understanding the full spectrum of development in children with LD.
- Personal and social skills, such as self-efficacy and emotional coping, are key indicators of resilience.
- Longitudinal data suggests that negative outcomes are not inevitable for children with LD.
Conclusions:
- The resilience approach is a necessary complement to the risk approach for a comprehensive understanding of LD.
- Intervention strategies should leverage and enhance the inherent resilience capacity in all individuals with LD.
- Optimizing development in children with LD involves acknowledging and nurturing their resilience.
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