References

Below is a complete list of sources we referenced to provide accurate information:

Barto, A. (n.d.). The State of Learning Disabilities Today. Learning

    Disabilities Association of America. Retrieved April 18, 2024,
    from https://ldaamerica.org/lda_today/the-state-of-learning-disabilities-today/

Brandt, S. A., & Carmichael, C. L. (2020). Does online support matter? The
    relationship between online identity-related support, mattering, and well-being in

    sexual minority men. Computers in Human Behavior, 111, 106429.

Buehler, E. M., Crowley, J. L., Peterson, A. M., & High, A. C. (2019). Broadcasting
    for help: A typology of support-seeking strategies on Facebook. New Media &
    Society, 21(11-12), 2566-2588.

Heiman, T., & Berger, O. (2007) Parents of children with Asperger syndrome or with
    learning disabilities: Family environment and social support. Science Direct, 616,
    1-12. 10.1016/j.ridd.2007.05.005

LaBarbera, R. (2008) Perceived Social Support and Self-Esteem in Adolescents with
    Learning Disabilities at a Private School. Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary
    Journal, 6(1), 33-44.

Laupuni, S. M., Donato, K. M., Thompson-Colón, T., & Stainback, M. (2005).
    Counting on Kin: Social Networks, Social Support, and Child Health Status.
    Social Forces, 83(3), 1137-1164. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3598272

NCLD National Center for Learning Disabilities. (2020). Significant disproportionality

    in special education: Current trends and actions for impact.

NCLD National Center for Learning Disabilities. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2024,
    from https://ncld.org/resources/

NJCLD National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities www.njcld.org Definition of

    Learning Disabilities. (2016). Retrieved April 24, 2024, from 

    https://njcld.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ld-definition.pdf

Recio, P., Molero, F., García-Ael, C., & Pérez-Garín, D. (2020). Perceived
    discrimination and self-esteem among family caregivers of children with autism
    spectrum disorders (ASD) and children with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Spain:
    The meditational role of affiliate stigma and social support. Research in
    Developmental Disabilities, 105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103737

Rothman, H. R., & Cosden, M. (1995) The Relationship between Self-Perception of a
    Learning Disability and Achievement, Self-Concept and Social Support. Learning
    Disability Quarterly, 18(3), 203-212. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1511043

Small, M. L., & Sukhu, C. (2016) Because They Were There: Access, Deliberation,
    and the Mobilization of Networks for Support. Social Networks, 47, 73-84.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2016.05.002

Wenz-Gross, M., & Siperstein, G. N. (1997) Importance of social support in the
    adjustment of children with learning problems. The Council for Exceptional
    Children, 63(2), 183-193. https://cnu.idm.oclc.org/login?
    url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/importance-social-support-
    adjustment-children/docview/201089305/se-2

Wenz-Gross, M., & Siperstein, G. N. (1998). Students with learning problems at risk
    in middle school: Stress, social support, and adjustment. Exceptional Children,
    65(1), 91-100. https://cnu.idm.oclc.org/login?
    url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/students-with-learning-
    problems-at-risk-middle/docview/201189344/se-2

Zablotsky, B., Ng, A. E., Black, L. I., & Blumberg, S. J. (2023). Diagnosed
    Developmental Disabilities in Children Aged 3–17 Years: United States, 2019–
    2021. NCHS Data Brief, (473).

    https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db473.pdf