Holidays and the NLD child
Holidays can be a lot of fun but they can also be stressful even for the most neurotypical (NT) people. Routines are altered. Often, we are visiting family or friends or they are visiting us. Many meals are different than usual. Schools are closed. People have days off. Things are different just like the strongest… [Continue Reading]
No one showed
This is something I wrote in a writing class. No one showed you how to do lots of things you can do. You got shown how to add and multiply and (probably) got shown how to read and write. You got shown how to play any instruments or sports you play. But no one… [Continue Reading]
Long term memory – Episodic, semantic and implicit
There are different ways to divide up the idea of memory. One method is to divide it into implicit and explicit memory, and to further divide explicit memory into episodic and semantic memory. My memory varies a lot, over these three types. I think this is probably a part of NLD.
Back to School for LD kids
August. Time to start thinking about going back to school. I went back to school many times: preschool, kindergarten, 1st through 11th grade (I skipped 12th), 4 years of college, 2 years on my master’s and 3 years of classes on my PhD (when I was working on the dissertation there was no summer break).… [Continue Reading]
On WISC and WIAT
.:I recently read a question about the differences between the WISC and the WIAT and why a child might do better on one than the other – particularly why better on the WIAT. So, I decided to write a post.
On LD, spouses and shouting
Question: How do I nicely ask a mate with learning disabilities to not shout at me? My answer: Well,it depends on what the LD is and why they are shouting. In most cases, you can tell the person the same way you would tell a mate who is not LD not to shout: Please don’t… [Continue Reading]
Summer for the NVLD child
Well, for most kids, school is out. What to do? Children with nonverbal learning disabilities may want to have summers that are less structured than the typical child and they may resist your imposing structure on them. But, for some, the lack of structure may be disruptive. Only you can tell about your child, but… [Continue Reading]
Education and Learning Disabilities
Back to School for LD kids
August. Time to start thinking about going back to school. I went back to school many times: preschool, kindergarten, 1st through 11th grade (I skipped 12th), 4 years of college, 2 years on my master’s and 3 years of classes on my PhD (when I was working on the dissertation there was no summer break). […]
With 2E kids, should we treat the gift or the deficit or both?
Children who are twice exceptional (2E) by definition have areas of great strength (gifts) and areas of great weakness (deficits). The traditional model, inasmuch as there was one at all, was to treat only the deficits, figuring that the gifts would take care of themselves. This ignored the fact that the gifts often made the […]
Big school, small school, home school?
When trying to find a good school for a child with learning disabilities (particularly NVLD), one decision is mainstream vs. special education. I talked about that in an earlier post: Drowning in the Mainstream. But another decision, particularly if you decide against special education, is the size of the school. Clearly, schools vary in size […]
Living with a Learning Disability
Holidays and the NLD child
Holidays can be a lot of fun but they can also be stressful even for the most neurotypical (NT) people. Routines are altered. Often, we are visiting family or friends or they are visiting us. Many meals are different than usual. Schools are closed. People have days off. Things are different just like the strongest […]
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