Do Adults with Learning Disabilities experience social isolation?

Question

Do Adults with Learning Disabilities experience social isolation?

Answer 1

Some Persons with Learning Disabilities do experience social isolation and some persons with Learning Disabilities do not experience social isolation.

There are various types of Learning Disabilities. There are some Learning Disabilities that have more of a social stigma than other Learning Disabilities.

Answer 2

Learning disabled boys, in particular, have difficulty reading body language. However, the social isolation usually disappears after finishing school because it is the academic setting which highlights their problem. In the day-to-day world most fare pretty well.

I have often thought many learning disabled students also have other problems, like bipolar disorder.

Answer 3

it all depends on the disabilitie

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some are more serious than others

Answer 4

Implicit in your question (perhaps unintentionally) is a faint suggestion that society is somehow responsible for any isolation that occurs.  Without expressing any value judgment, I note that a person with disabilities is often less able to interact with society, given the nature of things, and that there is not much that can be done about it.  I think life is what a person is willing to make of it, and everyone should do all he or she can, and should be encouraged to do all that he or she reasonably can.

Answer 5

Some people with certain disabilities lack the finesse needed in areas of social skills and unfortunately, parents and teachers take for granted that LD children will automatically "learn" social skills in the same manner that the rest of the population does.  Children with LD often have difficulty understanding the subtle social cues that we use in social situations and that can make them seem "weird."  For example, they may be at a loss when introduced to another person....not know what to say or how to make eye contact or even something as simple as properly answering the phone.   Social skills is one of my areas of interest and I teach a curriculum that will help my students become productive members of the community, both socially and economically that they can generalize.  Social isolation is a direct result of not developing the social skills required that permit some people with LDs to become accepted members of society.