Maybe your learning disability (LD) makes it difficult to communicate with your partner. Perhaps, as a parent with LD, you have trouble staying organized for your kids. Or, possibly, your math difficulties make balancing a checkbook feel like running a marathon. We understand that every day can be a struggle and hope that the information below will help.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author of “My Dyslexia,” Philip Schultz, talks about growing up as a child with learning disabilities and his struggle with reading. He also describes why he felt compelled to write about his dyslexia. More >
We live in a world where "early" is thought to be "better," and in many ways, this mindset serves us well, especially as it applies to learning. With increasing success, we are able to focus well-deserved attention on early recognition and response to struggling preschoolers, early i... More >
Maintaining a long-lasting and satisfying relationship with a spouse or partner is challenging enough. But having a learning disability (LD) may make it even harder. You may want the relationship to be a stronger one, but you don't know how to make that happen. Some of the behaviors ... More >
Adults with learning disabilities can make successful life adjustments and lead fulfilling lives. Here are some words of advice from successful adults with LD who have overcome obstacles and achieved success in school, at work, and in the community.
Building Your Success Stor... More >
Living away from your family can involve moving into your own place. When you first leave home, you will likely have to share your space, or at least share common facilities (e.g., kitchen, laundry) with roommates, in a dormitory, house or apartment. Before making the big move you sh... More >
Learning disabilities can affect skills in listening, thinking, speaking, reading, writing, mathematics and reasoning skills that adults must use every day in fulfilling their roles as family members, employees and citizens. They may occur with, and be complicated by, problems in atte... More >
For adults with reading, writing, or math learning disabilities, or those who have trouble staying organized and remembering things, parenthood can mean facing your learning challenges in a new way. Your struggle with these problems may affect your home life and even your child's beh... More >
Living independently — managing your life on your own — is probably one of your major goals. One key aspect of independent living is managing your money: budgeting, controlling spending, balancing your checkbook, saving for major purchases, paying bills on time, banking, estimatin... More >
Sometimes a journey into the world of learning disabilities (LD) begins with a family member or partner. Like me, you may have first noticed a sister struggling to grasp particular concepts in elementary school or a brother struggling to write his letters. I remember listening to my... More >
As the title of Dr. Ned Hallowell's book would suggest, these days, we all seem to be “crazy busy.”Throw adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) into the mix—and staying organized and on track can be a tall order.A smartphone, like an iPhone or Android, or even... More >
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