[Self-Test] Could My Child Have a Learning Disability?

Does your child have difficulty understanding instructions or following directions?

Does your child have very messy handwriting or does he hold a pencil awkwardly?

Does your child appear awkward or clumsy, dropping, spilling, or knocking things over a lot?

Does your child mispronounce words or use an incorrect word that sounds similar?

Did your child have trouble learning the alphabet, rhyming words, or connecting letters to their sounds?

Does your child have trouble organizing what he or she wants to say or thinking of the word he or she needs when writing or in conversation?

Does your child have trouble telling time or conceptualizing the passage of time?

Does your child have real trouble with spelling, remembering the sounds that letters make, or hearing slight differences between words?

Does your child have difficulty knowing where to begin a task and/or how to proceed from there?

Does or did your child have trouble with buttons, hooks, snaps, and zippers? Or with learning to tie his or her shoes?

Does your child have trouble understanding humor, puns, comic strips, idioms, and sarcasm?

Did your child learn language late and/or have a limited vocabulary?

Does your child confuse math symbols and misread numbers?

Does your child struggle to express ideas in writing?

Does your child ignore the social rules of conversations, such as taking turns or standing a comfortable distance from his or her conversation partner?