Stereotypes of Individuals With Learning Disabilities: Views of College Students With and Without Learning Disabilities

Author:

May Alison L.1,Stone C. Addison2

Affiliation:

1. Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois,

2. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Abstract

To explore possible reasons for low self-identification rates among undergraduates with learning disabilities (LD), we asked students (38 with LD, 100 without LD) attending two large, public, research-intensive universities to respond to a questionnaire designed to assess stereotypes about individuals with LD and conceptions of ability. Responses were coded into six categories of stereotypes about LD (low intelligence, compensation possible, process deficit, nonspecific insurmountable condition, working the system, and other), and into three categories of conceptions of intelligence (entity, incremental, neither). Consistent with past findings, the most frequent metastereotype reported by individuals in both groups related to generally low ability. In addition, students with LD were more likely to espouse views of intelligence as a fixed trait. As a whole, the study’s findings have implications for our understanding of factors that influence self-identification and self-advocacy at the postsecondary level.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Health Professions,Education,Health (social science)

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