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Detecting Children's Learning Disabilities*
By David Fitzgerald
The most common learning disability is reading and language skills.
Learning disabilities are not something that children will outgrows or is cured. But once recognized and focused on, the child can succeed in learning.
Well-meaning relatives and pediatricians sometimes offer assurances that an infant or toddler or pre-schooler with a delay is a “late-bloomer” that will catch up and advise parents to “just wait.” Yes, all children develop at varying rates, but a parent often knows when their child is truly not developing in a typical way. Trust your instincts as a parent: Waiting is not a good idea!
Most children struggle during some part of their school years.
This
is common and some help over the hard spots will remedy this problem.
But if you detect your child has continues problems with reading, writing and math, he or she may have a learning disability.
Often children with learning disabilities have symptoms.
These symptoms do not disappear, as the child grows older. Detecting them is the key to a successful approach to helping your child. |