Post-high school outcomes of high IQ adults with learning disabilities

This study examined the long-term, post-high school outcomes of 80 adult vo cational rehabilitation clients who had been independently identified as ha ving both high intellectual ability and learning disabilities severe enough to meet stringent federal and state vocational rehabilitation Eligibility requirements. Comprehensive follow-up survey responses were Examined to exp lore client Educational history, postsecondary educational and training lev els, vocational and career counseling, work experiences, and psychosocial i ssues affecting life satisfaction. Results suggest that these adults were g enerally functioning at levels consistent with their learning-disability de ficits rather than at levels commensurate with their identified intellectua l strengths. Recommendations are offered for advocates who work with this p opulation; for further research: and for those individuals who, themselves, have similar characteristics.