This study investigated the perception of emotions and the social skills of 60 eighth-graders, half with and half without learning disabilities (LD). Results indicated that the performance of LD adolescents was significantly poorer than peers in the perception of emotion via either auditory, visual, or combined auditory-visual modes. Although both groups performed better in the combined mode, students without LD were better able to utilize this combined mode. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)