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Child Being Excluded from Activity
Asked by W.M. from Toledo
on January 16, 2008
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Hi Moms,
I have a issue that I was hoping for suggestions on how to handle. My 7 soon to be 8yr old daughter was held back for 1st grade due to a learning disabili...
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- That is very tough. You could certainly contact the Girl Scout directly www.sealofohio.org. We both know though if they are forced to include her in the troop they w...
- I would call the girl scout counsil and tell them what she is doing. There is no reason she should do that and you should not have to try and explain any of that to yo...
- Call the new group leader and ask her when is the next meeting. If that is not feasable, call one of the girls parents and ask them when the next meeting is. Or have y...
Looking for Help/guidance with My 7 Year Old with LD
Asked by J.S. from Wilmington
on January 30, 2007
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I need to know if there is anything else I can do to help my son. He was diagnosed with a learning disability last year in kindergarten. (I could tell you his whole hi...
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- Dear J., I have a 17year old son that has LD also,and we had great sucess with a local speech and hearing DR.It sounds like your on the right track.I also would lov...
- J., I am a LD 8th grade special education teacher. I would try to tap into some of your son's other intelligences. Try reading and implement some of Howard Gardner's ...
- I am not sure where you are located, but I am in Forsyth co. Greenhills Academy is a school spec. for LD students. You should search online for one conv. to you. The p...
Medical School
Asked by S. from Dallas
on May 14, 2006
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Does anyone have any suggestions are studying techniques. I am a Medical Student that is going to school to become a MA and want to continue after I graduate in Jan 20...
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- It really depends on what the other learning disability is, S.. Everybody is different. I knew a guy who had severe Dyslexia, but he was still able to complete his bac...
- Hi S., I have a degree in Special Ed. and I know how difficult it is for you dealing with ADD and learning disabilities. I can recommend techniques to help you ...
- Are you studying to become a physician (M.D.)? Your message says M.A. Is this a typo? Anyhow, have you discussed this with your family physician. Also, you may ...
Non Verbal Learning Disability
Asked by J.L. from Boston
on April 11, 2008
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I have a 7 3/4 yr old son who was diagnosed with non verbal learning disability (diagnosed through his school and 2nd opinion neuropsychologist at a large teaching hos...
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- Hi J., My older daughter was dx'd with NVLD at about age 8. At that time there was little known about it and the teachers at her school weren't familiar with it. Th...
- My daughter has NVLD. As I'm sure you've noticed with your son, anything in school that she can do verbally, she excels in. When she's able to dictate essays instead...
- I have a 5 1/2 year son that was dx by his developmental pediatrian and we are now going through the process to get him dx through the school. I would love to talk mo...
Need Advice for Child with Learning Disability
Asked by T.O. from Eugene
on March 21, 2009
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Our 3 (almost 4) yo daughter was recently screened and labeled with a "learning disability". She is behind in her speech and comprehension. Her speech isn't that bad...
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- Hi T., You have some really good advice and information already. The only thing I would add to look into is to have your daughter tested for any deficiencies that m...
- What you describe is what my 3(almost4) year old daughter does. i have no idea about her learning disability but what you are tell us is normal. Also I would get a sec...
- I don't have much time to write. But I want to say we enrolled our daughter in state preschool after having her evaluated for (basically after our 1.5 year old son sta...
Mom Seeking Advice About Learning Disabilitiy Dslexia
Asked by D.K. from Portland
on April 12, 2007
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My son who is 7 years old is doning terrable at school to say the least he really tries and he is very sweet and never gives up but he just doesn't get it, letters sou...
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- Hi D., I work for a school district and so I would suggest to call your child's school and see what programs they might offer. We have a department called Special Pr...
- This is exactly what I am going through. My daughter is 8 and she was tested in 1st grade. She was so far behind in school that when we found out that she was dyslexic...
- There are alot of learning games for computer he may respond to. Go to Fry's they have a huge selection. Also flash cards are available. You could get the boys to make...
Learning Disability?
Asked by B.G. from Seattle
on January 31, 2007
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My four year old's ECEAP teacher had a specialist observe my daughter because she's having a lot of trouble paying attention in class. She's 'good', not interrupting ...
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- Hi B., I am not familiar with DSHS, however...I would suggest calling EPU(Exceptional Parents Unlimited). I called them about my daughter who is 14, I am trying to ...
- Eceap should have a resource list of agencies that will help you with evaluations..if not the local mental health agency will and they take DSHS. The most important th...
- Hi! I dont understand the ECEAP or DHDS, so please forgive me if you've gone this route. Have you checked with the school district. They must send someone to evalua...
What???
Asked by M.F. from Kansas City
on November 6, 2008
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my son is referred to as 'special needs' in school, as he has a learning disability to go along with some ADD. now other than that he is perfectly "normal" (as normal ...
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- M., I used to get just as frustrated. I finally realized that people are very perceptive and for the most part they pick up on a child who needs a little extra time o...
- Hey M., this is very close to my heart. I have recently retired from teaching and I have a wonderful soon to graduate, turn 18 and all that son. So here goes. Rememb...
- Special needs is a term that is used so much in the school setting these days. If a kid cannot say their "r" sound properly, they go to speech because they have speci...
My Son Has Been Behind Since Kinder
Asked by V.H. from San Francisco
on October 13, 2008
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Hello,
My 7year old son who is in second grade has been struggling with reading and writing since Kinder. He has also been know to work really well on some days and...
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- V., I went through similer problem with my first grader and after a year of conventional tutoring and struggling all year long. We decided to have him tested (This is...
- Hi, my name is L. and I am a mom of 4 - two boys now 12 1/2 and almost 14, daughters 10 & 23. I have been through this with my son and my older daughter.. and many ...
- It is not uncommon for boys to be behind esp. if they have a late in the year birthday. My sister works at an elementary school and they depending on the child of cour...
Learning Disablility?
Asked by T.A. from Philadelphia
on October 31, 2007
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Hi~ I have an interesting one.. I am hoping someone has heard of this before. My daughter is in Kindergarden and has problems associating here letters and numbers. Sh...
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- Hi T., I am a reading specialist and have taught both kindergarten and first grade. I have not experienced such reversals and "flips" first hand. I can tell you that y...
- Hi T., I'm not an expert in this area at all by any means but I was diagnosed with a learning disability at an eary age (about third grade) some of the same things...
- Have you spoken to the ped. about this. You may also want to take her to a psychologist that does IQ type testing and see if they can examine her and see if they can f...
