| Abstract: | It is difficult to state whether the learning and reading problems cause the socially deviant behaviour, or whether the emotional problems lead to the reading and learning problems in adolescents of normal intelligence. This may be a difficult question to answer in general, but in a given specific case with proper assessment, it is not hard to decide which came first. It has been stated that no deviant child among exceptional children suffers more in the way of retaliatory and rejecting attitudes on the part of those around him than does the delinquent youngster. It has also been found that teachers and youth workers do not like to deal with a delinquent child. This is in fact a sad state of affairs because though these youngsters may be difficult and lack motivation however, they do possess the potential to become successful criminals or tax paying citizens of our Community of tomorrow. Very much depends upon the help provided during the difficult years of adolescence. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
