Category Archives: LD Support Sites

Web sites supporting the LD community.

The Myths of “Fixing” Children and Teens with Learning and Attention Struggles

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Sanford

Teenagers with school struggles due to Learning and Attention problems make up the largest single demographic in treatment programs for addictions, defiance, depression and anxiety.  The evidence is overwhelming that kids with attention and learning disabilities are more likely to … Continue reading →

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The Glance of Mercy

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Sanford

My friend Dr.Brad Reedy describes good therapy or a good therapist as a place where you get to find yourself, and as part of that process, as the messy parts of you come into view, you find that your therapist … Continue reading →

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Strong Backs Bending

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Sanford

Women like this one, a local Chola Cuencana, have strong backs, bending and bent. Years of collecting what they can, and what they need. There is no “gift” of poverty. But living in a developing country like Ecuador, even in … Continue reading →

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Are Children and Teens with Learning Disabilities Potential Geniuses, or Victims of Educational Neglect?

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Sanford

Senators, Inventors, Entrepreneurs, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize Winners have all been people with Dyslexia.  So are kids with Learning Differences budding geniuses and leaders, or  are they victims of metastasized educational neglect? Both are true. Carol Mosely Brown, African American … Continue reading →

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New Brain Imaging Research Debunks a Controversial Theory

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Sanford

In a new study from Georgetown University: Finding upends theory about the cerebellum’s role in reading and dyslexia Science of Reading and Dyslexia Moves Forward New brain imaging research debunks a controversial theory about dyslexia that can impact how it … Continue reading →

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Universal Design Approach to Therapy

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Sanford

In treating teenagers and young adults with depression, anxiety, and addictions, knowing the intricacies of their Learning Profile is powerful. What are the easiest neurological pathways to accessing feelings and ruminative thoughts?  I’m privileged to be leading and partnering with … Continue reading →

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Questions to Ask Wilderness Treatment Programs

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Sanford

Many struggling teens and young adults in Outdoor Behavioral Programs (Wilderness Treatment) have LD (Learning Disabilities) profiles. What do parents need to know?  Important Questions to Ask, from All Kinds of Therapy.Com

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One Person’s Path to Literacy

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Sanford

  This was written by Richard Wanderman back in 2000, in which he chronicled his path from “school failure” to artist, writer and educational consultant.  Richard was the founder of this website. “I’m 48 years old, married, live in a … Continue reading →

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New Dyslexia Book for Kids

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Sanford

In an ideal world having a learning difference shouldn’t be traumatic. It should simply result in being taught in the way that fits you. But that’s not the way it is for most. Imagine working every day at a job … Continue reading →

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Dyslexic Advantage

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Sanford

Dyslexic Advantage Dyslexia | Dyslexic Advantage Dyslexic Advantage is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to promote positive identity, community, and achievement focusing on dyslexic strengths.

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Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia? What’s your Preference, Pain or Pleasure?

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Sanford

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 →

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Bad Ideas Stay With Us

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Sanford

Sort of a timely recast of this video, given the supposed controversy of things like “science-based.” In the video, Louisa Moats describes the disconnect between science and practice. I would say that there are a few different sides to this … Continue reading →

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