What is Dyscalculia?
What is a Math LD or Dyscalculia? How often do you hear adults say: “I always struggled with math in school,” or even worse, “I’m just not a math person,” and accept that it will always be hard for somebody to do things such as keeping track of their finances and other important math-related activities? […]
What is ADHD?
A discussion with Dr. Vincent Alfonso, psychologist and professor in the school psychology program at Gonzaga University. What is ADHD? ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. By and large, it’s the developmentally inappropriate frequency or severity of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity. The hallmark criteria are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. There’s no single cause of […]
A Parent’s Guide to Evaluations, IEPs, and More
A Q&A with LDA CEO, attorney, and parent Cindy Cipoletti If you suspect your child has a learning disability, what should your first steps be? This would depend on how old your child is. When you first suspect that they might have a learning disability, the earlier a child is identified and gets the appropriate […]
A Parent’s Guide: What to Expect When Your Child Has LD
A Q&A with Mitchell Beres, President of LDA Virginia and a parent to two children with learning disabilities. Anthony would start asking the question, ‘Why me? What’s wrong with me? Why do I have to be taken out of class and go to this other classroom to have somebody read to me?’ And we learned […]