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Of the 79 eligible ELBW teens, 53 (67%) were assessed at 17.3 (16.3\u201319.7) years (birth weight: 720 [520\u2013800g]; gestation: 26 [23\u201329] weeks). The test battery screened the following areas: cognitive (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Adults Third Edition, 3 subtests), academic (Wide Range Achievement Test-3), attention (Connors' Continuous Performance Task), self-report (Harter Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents; Job Search Attitude Inventory), and parent report (Child Behavior Check List). A comparison group of term born control subjects (n = 31) were also assessed (birth weight: 3506 [3068\u20134196] g; gestation: 40 [39\u201342] weeks) at age 17.8 (16.5\u201319.0) years. Multivariate analysis of variance (group \u00d7 gender) was conducted for each domain (cognitive, academic, self-report, and parent report).<\/jats:p><jats:p>Results. The ELBW group showed lower cognitive scores (vocabulary, block design, and digit symbol) and academic skills (reading and arithmetic) compared with control subjects, with no gender differences. There were no differences in attention between the 2 groups using a repetitive computer task. ELBW teens reported lower scholastic, athletic, job competence, and romantic confidence and viewed themselves as more likely to need help from others in finding a job. In the behavioral domain, parents reported their ELBW teens to display more internalizing, more externalizing, and more total problems than the control teens, with ELBW boys showing more problems. ELBW teens showed a higher percentage of clinically significant behavior problems than control subjects.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Conclusions. 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