Concerned that your young child may have a learning difference? It’s typical for learning differences to be diagnosed starting in 1st grade when a child is 6 or 7. If your child has a family history of learning issues, or you’re just a concerned parent, there are early signs of learning differences that you may […]
learning differences
Dyslexia Defined – Dr. Luke Waites
“Dyslexia” – it’s a word that has become a part of our vernacular. It used to be that the word was reserved for diagnostician’s offices and schools. Now we hear it everywhere. Even TV characters like Christine Yang (Grey’s Anatomy) and Sam Evans (Glee) have dyslexia. You may be surprised to learn that one of […]
Learning Differences
It used to be that learning differences (called ‘learning disabilities’ in the past) were kept very hush-hush. If you were a child, you downplayed it and did everything you could to fit in with the other kids. If you were a parent of a child with a learning difference, life was lonely, as no one […]
