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She Graduated With Honors. She Can't Read or Write. Now She's Suing.
Education > Special Education

She Graduated With Honors. She Can't Read or Write. Now She's Suing.

By Isabella Johnson
...before they turn six. She moved through middle and high school asking for dyslexia testing. By her senior year, school staff told her it was too late to do...turn six. She moved through middle and high school asking for dyslexia testing. By her senior year, school staff told her it was too late to do it. The...
Proper Digestion, Proper Development
Health > Nutrition

Proper Digestion, Proper Development

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...a child with autism, ADHD/ADD, asthma, eczema, allergies, dyspraxia or dyslexia, who has not got digestive abnormalities. In many cases, they are severe...have a very limited diet, craving only starchy or sweet foods. Through testing she finds compromised gut flora (a lack or imbalance of beneficial intestinal...
Short Takes on the Disabilities: What is Dyslexia?
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Short Takes on the Disabilities: What is Dyslexia?

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
Dyslexia is an invisible...the brain. Dyslexia does not affect...person with dyslexia to master....attributes. Who Has Dyslexia? Dyslexia occurs...Has Dyslexia? Dyslexia occurs in 15...world have dyslexia…. You would...The Signs of Dyslexia? A cluster...to person. Dyslexia can be indentified...through proper testing by trained...Symptoms of Dyslexia in Childhood:...
Test at Home for Dyslexia
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Test at Home for Dyslexia

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Test for Dyslexia When it...comes to testing for dyslexia,...testing for dyslexia, there is...children have dyslexia, yet go untreated...diagnosed with dyslexia. As a parent,...comes to testing for dyslexia....testing for dyslexia. Children...Children with dyslexia are not dumb...child has dyslexia. How Do...sign of dyslexia. Some children...Strengths? Testing for dyslexia...Testing for dyslexia is not about...
Testing for Dyslexia
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Testing for Dyslexia

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
Testing for dyslexia... Testing for dyslexia is a good idea...your child for dyslexia if the child's...symptoms of dyslexia, and your child...many of them. Testing for dyslexia...Testing for dyslexia early can prevent...to diagnose dyslexia are based off...is used when testing for dyslexia....testing for dyslexia. Instead, a...related to dyslexia; ADD or affective...
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know

By Leslie Turner
...to find them. The law is designed this way because college students are considered adults responsible for their own academic lives. Students with dyslexia can absolutely get the support they need in college, but the process requires a different kind of self-advocacy, and most students don't realize that...
How to Request a School Evaluation for Dyslexia: Your Rights and the Step-by-Step Process
Special Needs > Dyslexia

How to Request a School Evaluation for Dyslexia: Your Rights and the Step-by-Step Process

By Leslie Turner
...reading, reversing letters, or avoiding books altogether. You've heard dyslexia might be the reason, but you're not sure how to get the school to test...You don't need to diagnose. You don't need to say "I think my child has dyslexia." You're requesting an evaluation because you have concerns about academic...
Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability
Education > Other

Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability

By Liam Fitzgerald
...intellectual ability in one or more areas AND a diagnosed disability that impacts learning or daily functioning. The disability can be a learning disability (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia), ADHD, autism, sensory processing disorder, anxiety, or a physical disability. The giftedness can show up in verbal reasoning,...
Choosing a Dyslexia Reading Program: What Parents Should Know About Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Barton
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Choosing a Dyslexia Reading Program: What Parents Should Know About Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Barton

By Leslie Turner
The day you tell another parent your child has dyslexia, you'll probably leave the conversation with three program names rattling...say the word, and often trace or tap while they learn. Research on how dyslexic brains process language consistently supports this multi-pathway approach...
When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders

When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences

By Liam Fitzgerald
...learning disabilities like dyslexia or dyscalculia, affecting...neurological pathways. ADHD and dyslexia both involve phonological...Overlap. ADHD doesn't cause dyslexia or anxiety, but the neurological...deficits appear in both ADHD and dyslexia. Executive function challenges...reading because of undiagnosed dyslexia may develop task avoidance...
How Executive Function Shapes Learning: What Parents Need to Know About the Brain Science Behind Reading, Math, and Organization
Research > Brain Science

How Executive Function Shapes Learning: What Parents Need to Know About the Brain Science Behind Reading, Math, and Organization

By Emily Thompson
...loses their homework for the third time this week, or when a child with dyslexia reads the same sentence four times and still can't remember what it said,...When these systems develop differently or more slowly, as they do in ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and other learning disabilities, the result isn't a lack...
Screen Time and Special Needs: Evidence-Based Guidance for Parents
Lifestyle > Recreation

Screen Time and Special Needs: Evidence-Based Guidance for Parents

By Brock Jefferson
...isn't passively consuming. A kid with autism watching a social story about the dentist before an appointment isn't zoning out. An 8-year-old with dyslexia using Learning Ally to keep up with grade-level books isn't the same as scrolling TikTok. The screen that lets your daughter ask for what she...

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