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However, very few studies offer evidence of how learners presenting with SLD cope despite their learning disability.Objectives: The study sought to investigate what resilience resources are available among learners with SLD in learners with special education needs (LSEN) schools and to provide stakeholders with evidence of resilience enablers for learners with SLD.Method: An exploratory quantitative research study was adopted, and 217 respondents with SLD were selected through purposive sampling in four LSEN schools. These learners completed the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28). Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and the custom table was used as a statistical techniqueResults: Even though the presence of SLD negatively affects an individual\u2019s academic, psychological, social and emotional functioning, the results of this study show that individual qualities, relationships with caregivers and peers and contextual resources were resilience-enabling resources for learners with SLD.Conclusion: The study\u2019s results show that the combination of individual attributes, relational and environmental factors enables the resilience of learners with SLD. 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