Learn to recognize signs of a potential learning disability. If you have observed several of these signs in yourself or your child, you may want to consider the possibility of a learning disability.
LD/ADHD Basics
What is ADHD?
Learn how ADHD is identified, the types of ADHD, treatments and accommodations, how ADHD co-occurs with LD, and more.
A Parent’s Guide to Evaluations, IEPs, and More
Learn about learning disability evaluations, the difference between an IEP and 504 plan, the IEP process, and more from a parent’s perspective.
A Parent’s Guide: What to Expect When Your Child Has LD
Explaining your child’s LD to them, homework strategies, teaching self-advocacy, and more.
The LDA Podcast
Episode 48: Celebrating Young Advocates: Meet Aashna Shah! Aashna Shah is a junior in high school, Miss Florida’s Outstanding Teen, an author of three books, a motivational speaker, and a…
A Timeline of Learning Disability History
Learn more about landmark legislation, how the term learning disabilities came about, LDA’s actions throughout the years, and more.
Understanding Dysgraphia, from The International Dyslexia Association
This guide from the International Dyslexia Association breaks down dysgraphia, and provides information on instructional activities and strategies to help individuals with dysgraphia, if dysgraphia occurs alone, and more.
8 Signs your Child may have a Learning Disability, National Institute of Health
In addition to 8 signs of a learning disability, this site has resources on specific learning disabilities as well.
How Can we Help Kids with Self-Regulation? Child Mind Institute
This guide defines self-regulation and emotional dysregulation, explains how to teach self-regulation skills, and more.
Questions Parents and Educators Can Ask to Start Conversations About Using Terms Like Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dysgraphia, National Center for Learning Disabilities
This guide helps parents and educators to navigate using general terms like learning disabilities, and more specific terms like dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia.
