Posts Tagged ‘Learning Disabilities’

Testing For Dyslexia – How to Use an Online Dyslexia Test

Today testing for dyslexia can be done online at a fraction of the cost of a conventional psychotherapy session. Did you know that the majority of the people suffering from learning disabilities such as dyslexia do not get diagnosed until they are well into their adulthood and thus miss out on a lot in their life especially in their childhood. However it should not be discouraged into thinking that their dyslexia cannot be overcome in fact there is no age limit at which dyslexia cannot be defeated.

If you have always had a problem concentrating and focusing at any work, have a very poor short term memory, have a tendency to zone out off reality and are at best described as a daydreamer then there is a very good chance that you are suffering from a learning disability such as dyslexia. Most people who suffer from such symptoms are often bored stupid, dumb, lazy and are constantly reminded that they will never be able to anything in life. Such peer and family pressure and take an immense toll on the persons self-confidence, self pride and esteem. Consequently they face problems doing anything in life. In fact their problems continue well into their adulthood and manifest as difficulties coping with work environment, problems in personal life, and these people often return as social failures. Read more…

Cognitive Progressing and Training For Children With Learning Disabilities

Does your child have the most important skills and tools available to succeed in school this year? As parents, we want our children to have all the advantages we can offer, that may include; computers, books, teaching CDs, tutors, all manner of teaching aids, and anything else we feel is necessary to advance our child’s education. These are necessary educational resources we need to have at our disposal from time to time. If our child is making progress in school, we may not notice any problems exist and maybe they don’t. However, there are many children that are making good grades, but work extra hard, even though every resource for learning is available to them. Why is learning easier for one child but difficult for another, when all the other contributing factors are equal and every educational resource is available to them?

To answer this question we must understand that processing information fast and efficiently is at the heart of all learning. Some common cognitive functions are: Read more…

The Fastest Way to Learn How to Read With Learning Disabilities

I am sure by now if you have learning disabilities and are reading this article you know how to read. However from experience I can tell you the whole LEARNING part of reading did not come easy. I remember starring at the pages of my first chapter book. I literally had no idea what I was even looking at. The little words looked completely foreign to me. Many people with learning disabilities can directly relate to this story. This article will share with you how I learned to read fast and accurate in no time flat.

The first step in learning how to read with learning disabilities is understanding you. Any doctor or specialist can classify your learning disability and give you some great reason why you cannot read. That does not change the facts: YOU STILL CAN NOT READ! Read more…