Stress, resilience, and emotional well-being in children and adolescents with specific learning disabilities
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This article reviews the prevalence of stress and explores resilience factors in children and adolescents with specific learning disabilities (SLDs). We show that the increased stress and emotional challenges faced by this group are likely due to societal pressures and stigma. Recent findings on neuroendocrine changes in this population are discussed, suggesting a predisposition to psychiatric disorders. This review advocates for a societal shift towards the neurodiversity paradigm, which recognizes SLDs as natural variations in brain function, emphasizing individual strengths and promoting a more inclusive approach that values cognitive diversity. Such advocacy is likely important to combat stress and stigma in those with SLDs. This article also reviews recent work identifying resilience-promoting factors, such as perception of self and peer/teacher relationships, for enhancing emotional well-being and mental health for children and adolescents with SLD.
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Culturally appropriate programs that engage families and communities have effectively promoted brain health.
“Culturally appropriate programs that engage families and communities have effectively promoted brain health102.”
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The Interventions section (page unavailable) discusses family support, community-level approaches, and culturally sensitive social-emotional development for children with specific learning disabilities. It does not establish that programs combining these features have effectively promoted brain health; it also says evidence for interventions across levels is limited. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredSex, gender, ethnicity, and age influence resilience through their effects on stress responses.
“Sex, gender, ethnicity, and age all shape resilience via their influence on responses to stress7,99–106.”
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The Resilience factors section describes resilience in relation to stress and discusses personal and environmental protective factors in children with specific learning disabilities. It does not say that sex, gender, ethnicity, or age shape resilience through stress responses; searches for those demographic terms found no passage establishing that link. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.72)
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- Authors
- Stein, B., Hoeft, F., & Richter, C. G.
- Affiliations
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hoeft, Fumiko
- Richter, Caroline G
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2024-08
- Volume
- 58
- Pages
- 101410
- ISSN
- 2352-1546 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC11326484
- OpenAlex
- W4399117545
- Cited by
- 38
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 21 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 2
- FWCI
- 3.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Connecticut
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (U24AT011281)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Keywords
- specific learning disabilities, stress, resilience, emotional well-being, stigma, neuroendocrine changes, mental illness, neurodiversity, inclusive education, self-perception, peer relationships, teacher relationships, children and adolescents, mental health
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