Life Success
For Children With Learning Disabilities

About Us

This guide is based on over 20 years of research conducted by the Frostig Center in Pasadena, California. The research traced the lives of individuals with learning disabilities in an attempt to identify factors that predicted successful life outcomes. This guide was developed as part of a larger ongoing study conducted by Dr. Marshall H. Raskind and Dr. Roberta J. Goldberg, co-principal investigators, along with research associates Dr. Eleanor L. Higgins and Dr. Kenneth L. Herman.

The authors express their deepest gratitude to the Lund Foundation for its generous support in the development and production of this guide. Sincere appreciation also goes to the participants in the Frostig longitudinal research on success attributes, who openly shared their stories -- both their struggles and their triumphs. Finally, the authors would like to thank the Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation for funding the research that led to the identification of the success attributes.

THE FROSTIG CENTER
The Frostig Center is a non-profit organization that specializes in working with children who have learning disabilities. Founded in 1951 by Marianne Frostig, a pioneer in the study, diagnosis, and treatment of learning disabilities, the Center is dedicated to a three-part mission of:
• Conducting research on learning disabilities;
• Providing professional training and consultation to the community;
• Offering direct instructional services to children with learning disabilities through the Frostig School and other community services.

Illustrations by Jay Carlton
Jay is a successful adult with dyslexia. He is an accomplished artist and an instructor at the Frostig School.

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