Social, motivational, and emotional aspects of learning disabilities: Editors Introduction to Special Issue 1 [1] I am grateful to all authors who contributed their works to this volume and all the reviewers who assisted in the review process. I am also thankful to two anonymous external reviewers who provided constructive comments on each work that is presented in this issue. Last, I am indebted to the editor Neil Mercer for providing the opportunity to contribute this special issue and for his support throughout this project.