How Adults with LD Make Accommodations to Compensate
There are many problematic issues that encompass the lives of adults with learning disorders. They are plagued by the academics they struggled with in school and probably never mastered. They probably have many problems in the subjects of math, reading, writing, and spelling, along with many other difficulties. (…)
Topic: Learning Disabilities
Retraining your Brain with Dyslexia
Of all the learning disorders, dyslexia is the most common one. It causes difficulties in reading, writing, and spelling. This disorder is neurological in origin and you are born with it. The sufferer will have a hard time with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and poor spelling. These difficulties are from the inability to move from phonics in language to actual properly spelled words. (…)
Topic: Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabled and Deaf: Various Resources to Consider for Help
As if it is not bad enough that your child happens to be learning disabled, try throwing deafness into the mix. This will easily add a new element of difficulty to the fray. When faced with these types of situations, a parent and or teacher will undoubtedly shake their head in confusion. The biggest concern is for the welfare of the child and their progressive development. (…)
Topic: Learning Disabilities
How Depression Can Affect People with Learning Disabilities
For many people with learning disabilities (LD), it is hard for them to express what they are feeling. Without being able to effectively verbalize what they need, want, or feel many LD people will let their action speak for them. This can be a sign that something is truly wrong and should not be ignored or thought of as a temper tantrum. (…)
Topic: Learning Disabilities
Trouble with Information Processing Can Lead to Learning Disabilities
Information processing is how one’s body collects information from sight, smell, touch, hearing, and taste. The brain is supposed to collect the information the body is sending, recognize it and respond to it appropriately. This information is usually stored, as well, so the brain will recognize what to do quicker when it happens again. (…)
Topic: Learning Disabilities
How Individualized Educational Programs Can Help your Learning Disabled Child
The IEP, or the Individualized Educational Program, is a contract that makes sure that all children who are disabled no matter how severe would get free appropriate public education. This will be provided at the expense of the government, even if there has to be adaptations and services provided for your child. This is a requirement called for all schools from elementary up to high school. (…)
Topic: Learning Disabilities
Test Taking Tips for Kids and Teens with LD
Test time for any kid can be a horrible experience. For a learning disabled kid it can be so much worse. If learning the material wasn’t hard enough, retaining it can be very hard for many suffering from LD. Make sure you have made any special arrangements with the teacher in advance. (…)
Topic: Learning Disabilities
