Remember:

• maintain optimism and hope
• work hard to achieve goals and persevere over obstacles
• don't be deterred if it takes longer to reach objectives
• many people don't understand learning differences and jump to the wrong conclusions
• people with LDs are entitled to educational and job equity¹²

Summary

Some individuals with learning disabilities can have very unrealistic goals about employment. This can impact a learner 's self worth because it could cause them to go from one job to another without having much success. Goodness of fit is an extremely important part of the puzzle. It represents work environments that allow individuals with learning disabilities to maximize their strengths and compensate for their weaknesses. For example, an individual with an auditory processing deficit who has difficulty hearing distinctive sounds over background noises may be frustrated in a job that where verbal information is relied upon eg. a telephone operator, dispatcher. A better fit may be where the individual can rely on other strengths such as visual abilities eg. graphic artist, accountant.