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This research basically aims to investigate the School Adjustment of an adolescent diagnosed with Special Learning Disabilities. More specifically, the adolescent's Social Traits, Motives, and Personal Adjustment are being studied. For the purposes of the research, the qualitative methodological approach was chosen. Also, semi-structured interviews were conducted, based on the School Adjustment Scale (Power & Cotterell, 1979) [1]. Results showed that the adolescent with Special Learning Disabilities faces adjustment problems regarding general satisfaction from school and self-confidence for school performance. Anxiety, lack of self-confidence and reduced social skills are the main obstacles for School Adjustment. Results are discussed concerning the development of social, communicational and general attainments in adolescents with Specific Learning Disabilities.

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Many researchers recently focus on Specific Learning Disabilities due to the significant percentage of students recently diagnosed with SLD (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). This study basically aims in investigating the effect of Morphological Skills in written expression and spelling through an intervention project. The sample of the research consisted of 7 participants who coped with significant difficulty in written speech and orthography. Their chronological age was between 10;01 (y;m) and 12;08 (M = 11.07, SD = 0.05). The project lasted for a 10-week period (March 2017-May 2017). Semi-structured interviews with participants' parents, teachers and special educators were also conducted in order to increase the credibility and validity of the results. A screening test was also designed in order to evaluate the qualitative elements of the participants' progress with accuracy. The results from Friedman non-parametric statistical test showed statistically significant elimination of errors in general (χ 2 F(1) = 7.000, p = 0.008 < 0.05), in nouns (χ 2 F(1) = 7.000, p = 0.008 < 0.05), in verbs (χ 2 F(1) = 7.000, p = 0.008 < 0.05) and in adjectives (χ 2 F(1) = 4.000, p = 0.046 < 0.05).

This research aims to investigate special educators' and therapists' perceptions for Speech Disorders. Coping with speech disorders, cooperative relationships and burnout is posed at the focal point of the research. The sample consisted of five speech therapists, five special educators, five occupational therapists and an interdisciplinary group. Qualitative analysis showed no significant diversification which poses at common treatment for Speech Disorders among specialists and highlights the significance of collaboration. Also, high levels of Professional Well-Being were recorded. The main drawback was related to failure of implementing frequent meetings due to lack of time. Finally, results are discussed in terms of organization and improvement of Special Education structures.