Learning Disabilities & Difficulties
What I wish I had known about my child
GreatSchools parents share their stories of early warning signs of learning disabilities and difficulties
Identifying LDs
How to spot the signs and get help
Early signs & symptoms
- Detecting learning problems in your child
- What I wish I had known
- Preschool signs and symptoms of an LD
- Kindergarten signs and symptoms of an LD
- First- and second-grade signs of an LD
- Third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade signs of an LD
- Signs of an LD in middle and high school
- Bait-and-switch symptoms
LD basics
- Learning disabilities: An overview
- Math disability in children: An overview
- Specialists in the field of learning and attention problems
Evaluating for an LD
- Evaluation: An overview
- Questions to ask specialists who evaluate for learning disabilities
- Helpful assessments for struggling young readers
- The long and winding testing road
Child development
Beyond the Classroom
How to manage your child's life beyond the classroom walls
Talking about LD
- Helping your child understand LD
- What kids say about living with learning disabilities
- Talking with family about your child's learning disability
Extracurricular activities
- Success outside of school
- Summer activities for kids with LD: Making wise choices
- Helping your child find a passion: One mother's story
Evaluating products & services
Emotional Well-Being
How to boost your child's self-esteem
Behavior & discipline
- Parent coaching for children with AD/HD and learning disabilities
- Helping kids with AD/HD behave during the holidays
- Reinforcing small changes in your child's behavior
Social skills
- Learning difficulties and social skills: What's the connection?
- Helping kids with AD/HD behave during the holidays
- Nurturing social competence in a child with learning disabilities
Emotional & psychological health
Home Life
How to create a support system for your family and LD child
Parent survival strategies
- Survival tips for parents
- Preparing the babysitter for success
- Anne Ford's memoir: The pain and joy of raising a child with LD
Supporting family members
- Talking with family about your child's learning disability
- Learning disabilities and sibling issues
- "Can't we all just get along?": Three moms on surviving family gatherings
Financial issues & taxes
School & Learning
Resources and tips for homework, parent-teacher communication, and special education
Academic skills
- Ways to support your struggling reader
- Literacy programs for high schoolers
- When you love to read, but your child doesn't
Working with the school
- Online classes: A choice for your middle or high schooler?
- Considering homeschooling for a child with LD or AD/HD
- Finding schools for kids with LD
- What makes an LD dream school?
Special education & IEPs
Legal rights & advocacy
- Understanding special education laws and rights
- Mom turned advocate still honors her roots
- Questions to ask attorneys or advocates about education issues
Preparing for life after high school
AD/HD & Other Issues
Understanding how AD/HD is diagnosed and ways to support your child
Diagnosing AD/HD
- Questions to ask professionals who diagnose or treat AD/HD
- What's the best way to diagnose AD/HD?
- Does your child have AD/HD or something else?
Managing AD/HD
- Managing AD/HD with medication: An overview
- Helping kids with AD/HD behave during the holidays
- Management strategies for parents: AD/HD
- Championing children's success
Other disorders
Reading & Writing Difficulties
What you need to know about reading and writing problems
Reading difficulties & dyslexia
Writing difficulties
Assistive Technology
How LD kids can benefit from technology
- Assistive technology for kids with LD: An overview
- Matching assistive technology tools to individual needs
- Assistive technology tools: Reading
- Assistive technology tools: Writing
- Assistive technology tools: Math
- Assistive technology tools: Listening
- Assistive technology tools: Organization and memory



