School and Learning Blog Roundup

Learning Disabilities, School Success, and a Parent's Emotions on SchoolFamily.com

From misplaced anger -- Why isn't my child trying harder? -- to frustration -- Why can't the school provide better support? -- SchoolFamily.com's recent blog post addresses the gamut of emotions moms and dads of children with learning disabilities (LD) grapple with and offers these coping strategies. Other grade-A entries include "Establish Routines for a Smooth School Year" and "Options for Helping a Struggling Student."

"What's in a Label?" Asks the National Center for Learning Disabilities' LD Insights Blog

The National Center for Learning Disabilities' (NCLD) LD Insights Blog has an excellent piece about our society's obsession with labeling everything -- sometimes even to our own detriment. As the mental health experts begin working on the fifth edition of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the guide used to diagnose a variety of conditions, NCLD blogger Sheldon Horowitz, Ed.D., questions why labels and listings that affect members of the LD community -- including educators, psychologists, and speech-language pathologists -- are not up for review. And further, Horowitz wonders why the medical terminology used in the DSM does not match up with the legal jargon used in educational policy of the last decade. Other recent LD Insight Blog posts cover demystifying learning disabilities and career development for youth with LD.

Plus, 50 More Great LD Blogs from Guide to Schools Online

We enjoy compiling our own roundups of the best of the Web, but we love it when other sites do them, too! Guide to Schools Online compiled this list of the top 50 LD blogs, covering stories as diverse as a Canadian father's story of his son's autism; one woman's struggle with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia; and one young woman's journey to becoming an independent adult with disabilities. We're especially happy to see that ADDitude's own Kay Marner's ADD/ADHD Parenting Blog was included in this roundup!

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