| A learning disability is defined as a
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| | information the right way. He may
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| permanent problem
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| | process information much
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| that affects a person with average to
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| | slower than other people. Or he may not
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| above average
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| | process what he sees effectively. Some
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| intelligence, in the way that he/she
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| | people can't process what they hear as
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| receives, stores,
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| | well
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| and processes information.There are many
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| | as what they see. Other people can't
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| wrong ideas out there about
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| | remember information unless
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| learning disabilities. For example:1) A
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| | it's repeated again and again, and some
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| learning disability will go away in time.
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| | people have real trouble getting the
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| | information out of that filing system
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| Unfortunately, this is not true. The
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| | they have in
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| good news is, you can
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| | their brain. Typically people with
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| learn ways to get around the problem.
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| | learning disabilities
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| For example, kids who
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| | work harder than others - but with
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| have trouble taking notes in class, like
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| | lesser results. It's not
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| Michele did, can
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| | about hard work - it's a learning
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| record the class on audiotape. Other
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| | disability.4) A person with a learning
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| students can make copies
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| | disability can't do anything right.
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| of the notes they have taken for them.
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| | Even though a child may have a learning
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| The teacher can make
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| | disability in one or
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| copies of the notes they are lecturing
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| | two areas, it doesn't mean they can't do
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| from. Or, when the notes
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| | anything right.
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| are written on an overhead transparency
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| | My daughter struggled with a disability
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| during the lecture,
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| | in math, but what a
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| they can be copied after class and given
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| | wonderful writer she is! And she has
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| to the student.For children who have
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| | more knowledge about how
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| trouble reading, tapes of many of the
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| | to get around a computer than many
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| textbooks are made available through the
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| | people have - I envy that
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| publishing companies.
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| | ability because I think I have a
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| At one school where I taught volunteers
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| | learning disability in
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| did the taping.
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| | that area! I've known students who,
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| We also used tapes that were recorded by
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| | even though they struggled
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| a company called
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| | with math or reading, were excellent
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| Recordings for the Blind.2) A person
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| | around heavy equipment or automobile
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| with a learning disability has a low IQ.
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| | engines or carpentry or drafting. Many
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| Again - not true. A person with a
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| | could do
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| learning disability has
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| | things with a computer that seemed
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| an average or better IQ. There are many
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| | impossible.The important thing is that,
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| people who are very
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| | if your child has a learning
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| smart, but for some reason, they cannot
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| | disability, or even if you suspect he
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| learn as well as their
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| | might have one, learn
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| IQ suggests they should. I tell my
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| | everything you can so that you will know
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| students that having a
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| | what to expect and
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| learning disability is really a
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| | what not to expect from him as well as
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| compliment because it means
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| | from his teachers and
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| that they are very smart!
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| | his educational program. That way you
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| Unfortunately, because a negative
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| | will be able to
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| by-product of a learning disability is
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| | understand and help him in the best way
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| often low self-esteem
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| | possible.While none of us wishes our
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| they don't always believe me. So
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| | child to have a learning disability,
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| remember, the self-esteem
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| | if he or she does, recognizing and
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| issue is as important to deal with as
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| | dealing with that fact is the
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| the learning
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| | intelligent approach to take. It's only
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| disability itself!3) A person with a
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| | when we recognize the
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| learning disability is just lazy.
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| | truth about our child's condition, that
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| There has to be a reason why the person
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| | we can learn how to
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| with LD doesn't learn
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| | maximize his or her abilities and
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| the way he should. Perhaps his brain
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| | minimize their dis-abilities.Want to be
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| doesn't process the
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| | an advocate for your child?
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