Response to Wong's Article

Abstract

This commentary supports Wong's thesis regarding the potential of the risk and resilience framework for the field of learning disabilities (LD), while suggesting several specific areas in which longitudinal study with a risk and resilience framework would be particularly beneficial. It is recommended that focus be placed on identification of risk and protective factors for developmental outcomes in children already identified with LD. Application of this approach to analyzing friendship strategies is described, particularly as it might redirect study to the development of shared interests among children with and without LD. Using longitudinal research to identify positive, naturally occurring family practices, and translating these practices into interventions for families in which they do not naturally occur, is also discussed.

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