About Learning Disabilities - Diagnosis & Treatment Information

Read about learning disabilities common in ADHD children, plus diagnosis and treatment information

• About Dyslexia: Symptoms, Signs, Statistics, and a Personal Story
  Dr. Ned Hallowell examines his past with dyslexia and provides... more »
• About Learning Disabilities: What's an Auditory Processing Disorder?
  If your child has problems understanding and following your directions,... more »
• Detecting Early Reading Problems in Children with Learning Disabilities
  Expert advice for determining whether your child is simply slow... more »
• Parent Checklist: 15 Ways to Help Children with ADHD and Learning Disabilities
  Effective strategies for raising children with both ADHD and a... more »

• Drop in Special Ed Students, New Findings on Teaching Methods
  A weekly roundup of news headlines from across the attention... This Week Across the ADD/ADHD Spectrum»
• It's ADHD Awareness Week!
  Celebrate with free posters, guides, and more!... What Are You Doing to Advocate for ADD/ADHD?»
• Hammocks: At-Home Occupational Therapy for ADHD Fidgets
  Like therapeutic swings or rocking chairs, our new hammock has... more »

• LD and ADHD? Recognize the Symptoms
  My daughter is in third grade. She takes attention deficit... more »
• Test for Dyslexia
  "Is there a specific test for dyslexia?"... more »
• Identifying Learning Disabilities
  "How can one differentiate between lack of focus related to... more »
• On- or Off-Meds When Undergoing Evaluations?
  "My 10-year-old son is going to be evaluated for learning... more »
• What Is a 'Slow Processing Speed?'
  "Our son is bright, but an educational assessment found that... more »
• Medication for Learning Disabilities?
  "Why are there medications to treat ADHD but none to... more »
• Should meds improve handwriting?
  "ADHD medication improved my eight-year-old's attention, but not his handwriting... more »
• Taking Tests in School
  "I struggle with test-taking. Is this common?" ... more »
• Reading Disorders and ADHD
  "My eight-year-old has trouble reading. I recently read about a... more »

• Learning Disabilities: What Are They?
  A step-by-step approach to help teachers and parents understand the... more »
• Recommended Web Sites About Special Ed
  These top ADHD and LD Web sites will immerse you... more »
• The Misunderstood Child: Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities
  A completely revised edition of the bestselling guide for parents... more »
• The Don’t-Give-Up Kid and Learning Differences
  A child struggles to read, but learns to never stop... more »
• Taking Dyslexia to School
  Matt shares the challenges he faces with reading and math... more »

• Medicating side effects?
  Our 9 year old was diagnosed as ADD without hyperactivity...
• Trying to find the right medication...
  I am a 38 year old female. I have recently...
• A Letter From Satan
  A Letter From Satan: http://tiny.cc/wd30a...
• Need advice on telling my son he has ADHD
  Does anyone have some advice on how to tell my...
• therapist thinks i may have adult add
  My therapist is now convinced that I have ADD...