<p>I’ll offer my experience: My older son is what is called “learning disabled” or maybe is, or was — depends on what teacher I talked to. 
Anyway, he wasn’t much of a student, but smart (“gifted-ld” don’t know if they still call it that, probably not). But he loved the real world, the working world–always had a job. Started an internship after freshman year of college, worked there holidays and summers all through college (state school) and was now hired full-time after graduation (50k a year, full benefits). Of all his friends, all of them “gifted,” not a one has a job or any chance of a job lined up. Obviously, he already has a leg up on all those kids. He’s also working to have the company pay for at least part of his MBA. It’s all about the individual and there are endless dimensions to personality and ability other than book smarts.</p>