The primary studies that have actually examined friendships of children with disabilities (Meyer et al., 1998; Murray-Seegert, 1989; Richardson &Schwartz, 1998; Salisbury & Palombaro, 1998; Staub, 1998; Staub et al., 1994; Strully & Strully, 1985) have been descriptive and have provided only a preliminary picture of these friendships. They have examined a variety of relationships, primarily with typically developing peers, although to a lesser extent with peers with disabilities, including some friend- ships described as being very ordinary and compar- able to relationships between typically developing children (Staub, 1998; Strully & Strully, 1985). Other researchers report that friendships between children with disabilities and typical peers may involve unusual attributes such as heavy reliance on nonverbal communication (Strully & Strully, 1985), more physical and instructional support (Meyer et al., 1998; Richardson & Schwartz, 1998; Staub, 1998), and little interaction outside the classroom or school (Meyer et al., 1998; Zetlin & Murtaugh, 1988). Although these investigators have sought only to provide a starting-point for further