Several readers of this journal have expressed appreciation for our occasionally publishing articles by individuals with learning disabilities. In the following, David Wambsgans, an adult with learning disabilities, offers an autobiographical account of his educational, social, and vocational experiences. The article has not been edited and appears as he wrote it for publication.—JLW
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