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The “I Can’t Help You” Podcast with Danny Conroy
Thanks for a great interview Danny Conroy, a leader in the Recovery field. Listen to Danny Conroy interview me on subjects related to learning, learning differences and mental health. Podcast with Sanford on LD and Mental Health
“I’ve Looked at Life from Both Sides Now” (Thanks Joni Mitchell)
Philip Schultz, a Pulitzer Prize winning poet proves that learning differently (dyslexia) can result in greatness. His writing is powerful. If you listen to his story you also hear about anger and deep shame as a result of being an … Continue reading
Treat Parents to Help Childhood Anxiety
photo credit: TOMSICKOVA TATYANA / SHUTTERSTOCK Children with Learning Disabilities are at higher risk for anxiety-related struggles. It’s not surprising when you think about how the brain’s system for vigilance/hyper-arousal is frequently activated when kids are not receiving the right kind … Continue reading
Roses and Rocks: Debriefing Dyslexia Evaluations
For me, one of the best parts of doing an evaluation for learning and learning disabilities has been going over the results, including the test score numbers with the student and his/her family. I’ve learned how to discuss the data … Continue reading
Myths of Dyslexia
The myth that having dyslexia automatically means you’re either a) artistic, b) have visual-spatial talents, c) have other gifts that are part of and caused by your dyslexia, can minimize or distract us from struggling with the proven risks of … Continue reading
Finding Joy With the Struggle of Learning Disabilities
I’ve been tracking and have been a part of the changing attitudes about learning disabilities for decades. Historically there’s been two major paradigms, two lenses through which people think of LD and in particular kids and struggling teens. On … Continue reading
Five Important Ways to Inspire Your Child or Teen with Dyslexia
1. Be Real This is the essence of connection. Inspiring kids and helping instill confidence isn’t about “being positive.” It’s not about trying to be inspirational. Being real and authentic is what gets you where you want to go … Continue reading
Kids are Kids
Working with kids is about the best thing I could ever do and I’ve been lucky to do just that for my whole work life. Starting out working with kids in Australia, I began to see that children and teenagers … Continue reading
…And a Little to the Left
Sir Ken Robinson who recently passed away, famously spoke about the terrible lack of creativity in educational institutions and intellectual society. He joked with a degree of black humor that watching a dance floor full of Ph.D’s is like watching … Continue reading
Addiction and Learning Disabilities
In my opinion, coming to grips with the number of teenagers with addictions who also have learning disabilities (estimates towards 60%), requires understanding how isolating it can be. School stress is often the number one stress teenagers face, and when … Continue reading
Love, Intimate Relationships and Autism
This is a post from a few year back that remains highly relevant, so I thought I’d repost: Teenagers and young adults with Asperger’s Syndrome or with High Functioning Autism need some targeted and extra help understanding and negotiating romantic … Continue reading
Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia? What’s your Preference, Pain or Pleasure?
The Sun or The Moon? Sometimes I feel like a bit of a downer and in contrast to other popular LD-centered websites, because a fair amount of my writings, posts and presentations concerns the risks and vulnerabilities that can go … Continue reading