This study investigated the adult adjustment of 318 former special education students labelled mentally disabled (mentally retarded) one year after graduation. Current living situation (residence), marital status, and leisure activities were examined. Of particular concern were variables related to employment, such as job type and status, hours worked per week, wages earned, and the relation between employment and predictor variables which involved high school experiences that may have affected current employment (e.g., regular and special vocational education, and in- and out-of-school employment). Results of the present study were compared with a follow-up study by Hasazi et al. (1985) of 243 youths classified as mentally retarded who exited high school in Vermont between 1981 and 1983.
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