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Category Archives: LD Support Sites
LDResources.org, a World-Wide Leader
I’m happy to share that LDResources.org is now read in 103 countries. We are a definitive leader in clarifying issues relevant to intersections between mental health and learning differences. Cognitive Science and Effective Psychotherapy. Universal Design for Therapeutic and Educational … Continue reading
Twice Exceptional Children and Teens: Implications for Mental Health and Treatment.
Gifted students who also have specific learning differences are at significant risk for frustration and being mis-educated. Dr. Brad Reedy and I explore the risks for mental health problems and what to do to minimize risk and encourage mental health.
Explaining Learning Disabilities to Children
I’m often asked how to talk to children about their learning profile. When kids get diagnosed with a learning disability as a result of a good evaluation, parents often struggle with what to say. In my latest children’s book, “A … Continue reading
“A Light Within My Dyslexia” Available in Libraries
My new children’s book, “A Light Within My Dyslexia” is now available in the Seattle WA Public library. It’s an adventure tale of finding resilience and developing grit in the face of challenges in life and school.
Scholarships for Students with Learning Disabilities
From U Michigan and their “Dyslexia Help” Students with Learning Disabilities can be eligible for scholarships based on qualifying criteria in addition to LD.
The Myths of “Fixing” Children and Teens with Learning and Attention Struggles
Teenagers with school struggles due to Learning and Attention problems make up the largest single demographic in treatment programs for addictions, depression and anxiety. The evidence is overwhelming. Kids with attention and learning disabilities are much more likely to experience … Continue reading
The Glance of Mercy
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
Strong Backs Bending
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?
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
New Brain Imaging Research Debunks a Controversial Theory
In a new study from Georgetown University, a theory about the cerebellum’s role in reading and dyslexia is upended. Science of Reading and Dyslexia Moves Forward New brain imaging research debunks a controversial theory about dyslexia that can impact how … Continue reading
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Universal Design Approach to Therapy
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
Questions to Ask Wilderness Treatment Programs
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