The Importance of a Sociological Perspective towards Learning Disabilities

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Abstract
In the process of altering a child's status from intact to learning disabled, we move him along a “betrayal funnel” until his status change has been accomplished. Although he may wish to cling to the illusion of normalcy or the supposition that his behavior represents a common variant of normal behavior, by placing him in a position of receiving special help, we view his behaviors as disabled. We insist that he face his disabilities so that he will be receptive to remediation. The poorly organized interactional skills projected by the learning disabled cause others to fear becoming involved in honest or in-depth interaction. Consequently, pseudo-communication occurs. The learning disabled person, assuming that this is real communication, models his interaction around this, which further contributes to his inability to produce effective interaction and to his vague concept of self.

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