Do you believe that you could determine whether or not your child has dyslexia? Do you think you know the tell-tale signs? The truth of the matter is many people really do not know exactly what the signs are, when looking for dyslexia. Aside from the obvious signs such as mixing up words and numbers, […]

When trying to diagnose a learning disability what do you look for? Are there any significant physical traits to be seen? The answer is no, there are no physical signs to a learning disability, albeit of course any genetic or possible other disorders that may indeed cause a learning disability as a secondary effect. Keeping […]

A major learning disability that often goes undiagnosed or noticed is Nonverbal Learning Disorder. Most suffers of this disability do so in silence and to no one’s notice. These children are of normal to above normal in intelligence and may be thought of as gifted. They have a very mature vocabulary, seeming reading ability, and […]

There are a great many myths associated with learning disorders. They range from the absurd, all the way to the absolutely rude and hurtful. Learning disabilities impede the way people process information, whether it is in reading, writing, or in communication skills. Many times the association of ADD or ADHD has come up, as if […]

Gesrtmann’s Syndrome is related to either a lesion or stoke on the side of the brain, know as the parietal lobe. This injury causes a series of symptoms such as writing disability, not understanding math or how to do calculations, not being able to tell right from left, and not being able to identify fingers. […]

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. The reasons for never being able to […]

Could you ever imagine not being able to communicate very important ideas or needs? Are there far too many distrctions for you to concentrate on what you are doing? There is a very good possiblity that you are suffering with a cause of a learning disability. Not being able to express wants and needs is […]

When a parent at home notices a problem with their child’s speech, it is a good idea to keep an eye on the situation. This can be an early indication of an impending learning disability. If the child just does not seem to grasp the common and basic fundamentals of language, it also can be […]

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 […]

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 […]