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In this article we present a summary of the literature on the associations between learning difficulties/disabilities and juvenile delinquency. This literature is almost a hundred years old, but, although reportedly demonstrating the low academic achievement–delinquency connection, contains numerous unanswered questions regarding the frequency, strength, direction, stability, and causality of these associations. We then use this literature to contextualize the research taking place at the Houston Learning Disabilities (LD) Hub, a member of the LD Centers and Hubs Network, supported by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). In doing so, we present our previous studies and our current research. We conclude by discussing a number of shortcomings in the literature, some—but far from all—of which we hope to address in our ongoing work.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111-135
Number of pages24
JournalNew Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
Volume2019
Issue number165
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StatePublished - 2019

    Scopus subject areas

  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

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