Special Needs in Adolescents and Maturity.
Date Submitted: 07/12/2003 20:03:27
Category: / Social Sciences / Education
Length: 6 pages (1589 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Education
Length: 6 pages (1589 words)
Special Needs Adolescents and Maturity:
Are There More Challenges?
In recent years there has been a great deal of public concern about adolescents identified as "at risk" of a variety of social ills, such as drug addiction, criminal behavior, teen pregnancy, drunk driving, and dropping out of school. While these risks may be life impairing, if not life-threatening, there is another risk that adolescents face: failing to develop maturity, or the qualities necessary to function …
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