How Do You Know If You Have a Learning Disability?
Learning disabilities can significantly impact an individual’s academic performance and overall well-being. Recognizing the learning disability symptoms is crucial for early intervention and appropriate support. Let’s explore the common signs of learning disabilities and emphasize the importance of seeking a professional learning disability assessment, which I have been doing for the past three decades. So,
Are Learning Disabilities Genetic? A Key to Providing Support
Learning disabilities often affect children, impact their academic journey, and shape their unique learning profiles. Understanding the causes, symptoms, and potential hereditary factors of learning disabilities is crucial for providing effective support and interventions. Let’s dive deeper into the intricate world of learning disabilities in children and address questions such as whether learning problems are
How to Help a Child with Learning Disability
Supporting a child with a learning disability involves a combination of understanding, patience, and targeted interventions. Discover effective ways to support children with learning disabilities, from recognizing strengths to finding learning disability resources. Learn how to empower your learning-disabled kids for success. After three decades of helping students with learning disabilities, I’ve come up with
What is Specific Learning Disability?
Navigating the landscape of learning disabilities can be complex, and one term that often surfaces is “Specific Learning Disability” (SLD). Let’s unravel the intricacies of SLD, and explore what it is, its various types, common signs, and strategies for support. Thirty years of working with children with learning disabilities has given me a wealth of
What are the 7 Main Types of Learning Disabilities?
Learning disabilities are neurological conditions that can affect the way individuals acquire, organize, store, and use information. There is a wide range of learning problems, and they can manifest in various ways. My many years of experience in clinical psychology have shown me that there are more than seven learning disability types. Even so, there
ADHD and Dyslexia Comorbidity: Their Double Impact on Learning
There is an intricate relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Dyslexia. ADHD, a neurological disorder, manifests through symptoms such as inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, affecting various aspects of life, from school performance to social interactions. Dyslexia, on the other hand, is a specific learning disability, primarily characterized by difficulties in reading, writing, and
107 Tips for Self Regulation Skills: The Path To Success
What Self Regulation Skills Does My Child Need to Thrive? In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing world, the ability to self-regulate has become more vital than ever. For children and adolescents, self regulation skills lay the foundation for academic achievement, social integration, and emotional well-being. If you are a parent guiding your child or teen through
The Effects of Pathological Demand Avoidance in Children
A child who seems allergic to the word “no” may not be simply defiant, but intensely, almost viscerally opposed to any perceived demand, instruction, or expectation from authority figures. The extreme avoidance of everyday demands is the essence of a condition called Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). As the core feature of Pathological Demand Avoidance in
Neurofeedback: What It Is, What It Does, What You Need to Know
Neurofeedback is a promising alternative for parents seeking a non-invasive, drug-free approach to addressing their child’s behavioral or emotional challenges. So how does neurofeedback work and help? Neurofeedback therapy can help children learn to regulate their brain activity, improve mood, reduce anxiety, and better focus and attention. It can be particularly helpful for children with
Neurofeedback Primer: Teach Your Brain to Ride a Bicycle
Looking at how neurofeedback works means thinking about ways you’ve learned when you didn’t even realize you had absorbed the information. Think back to being a kid and learning how to ride a bike. You didn’t do anything other than try to balance. Eventually, your body figured out what needed to be done to keep yourself upright.
Your brain can totally do the same thing. When looking at how neurofeedback works, it really is like teaching your brain how to ride a bicycle by using a simple process of reinforcing the subconscious brain to change itself.
How Do You Know If You Have a Learning Disability?
Learning disabilities can significantly impact an individual’s academic performance and overall well-being. Recognizing the learning disability symptoms is crucial for early intervention and appropriate support. Let’s explore the common signs of learning disabilities and emphasize the importance of seeking a professional learning disability assessment, which I have been doing for
Are Learning Disabilities Genetic? A Key to Providing Support
Learning disabilities often affect children, impact their academic journey, and shape their unique learning profiles. Understanding the causes, symptoms, and potential hereditary factors of learning disabilities is crucial for providing effective support and interventions. Let’s dive deeper into the intricate world of learning disabilities in children and address questions such
How to Help a Child with Learning Disability
Supporting a child with a learning disability involves a combination of understanding, patience, and targeted interventions. Discover effective ways to support children with learning disabilities, from recognizing strengths to finding learning disability resources. Learn how to empower your learning-disabled kids for success. After three decades of helping students with learning
What is Specific Learning Disability?
Navigating the landscape of learning disabilities can be complex, and one term that often surfaces is “Specific Learning Disability” (SLD). Let’s unravel the intricacies of SLD, and explore what it is, its various types, common signs, and strategies for support. Thirty years of working with children with learning disabilities has
What are the 7 Main Types of Learning Disabilities?
Learning disabilities are neurological conditions that can affect the way individuals acquire, organize, store, and use information. There is a wide range of learning problems, and they can manifest in various ways. My many years of experience in clinical psychology have shown me that there are more than seven learning
ADHD and Dyslexia Comorbidity: Their Double Impact on Learning
There is an intricate relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Dyslexia. ADHD, a neurological disorder, manifests through symptoms such as inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, affecting various aspects of life, from school performance to social interactions. Dyslexia, on the other hand, is a specific learning disability, primarily characterized by
107 Tips for Self Regulation Skills: The Path To Success
What Self Regulation Skills Does My Child Need to Thrive? In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing world, the ability to self-regulate has become more vital than ever. For children and adolescents, self regulation skills lay the foundation for academic achievement, social integration, and emotional well-being. If you are a parent guiding
The Effects of Pathological Demand Avoidance in Children
A child who seems allergic to the word “no” may not be simply defiant, but intensely, almost viscerally opposed to any perceived demand, instruction, or expectation from authority figures. The extreme avoidance of everyday demands is the essence of a condition called Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). As the core feature
Neurofeedback: What It Is, What It Does, What You Need to Know
Neurofeedback is a promising alternative for parents seeking a non-invasive, drug-free approach to addressing their child’s behavioral or emotional challenges. So how does neurofeedback work and help? Neurofeedback therapy can help children learn to regulate their brain activity, improve mood, reduce anxiety, and better focus and attention. It can be
Neurofeedback Primer: Teach Your Brain to Ride a Bicycle
Looking at how neurofeedback works means thinking about ways you’ve learned when you didn’t even realize you had absorbed the information. Think back to being a kid and learning how to ride a bike. You didn’t do anything other than try to balance. Eventually, your body figured out what needed to be done to keep yourself upright.
Your brain can totally do the same thing. When looking at how neurofeedback works, it really is like teaching your brain how to ride a bicycle by using a simple process of reinforcing the subconscious brain to change itself.
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