Mental health issues can frequently co-occur with learning disabilities. In this episode of The LDA Podcast, we dive into it with learning and behavior consultant Bev Johns.
Mental Health
Not Everyone is Going Back to School: Supports For Students Choosing Other Paths to Success
From LDA’s Mental Health Committee Recently, you have likely noticed your Facebook or Instagram flooded with pictures of your friends’ children returning to school for the fall. Whether their child…
An Educator’s Guide to Easing Anxiety in the Classroom
Learn how understanding student’s triggers, teaching strategies, and more can reduce anxiety in the classroom.
Helping Students Cope With Returning to School After Winter Break
An Educator and Parent Perspective For Educators: The holiday season is wonderful for many, but like all anticipated events, good things come to an end. Vacations are over, exciting activities…
Depression: From LDA’s Mental Health Committee
LDA’s Mental Health Committee fights stigma, provides support, educates the public, and advocates for individuals with learning disabilities who also struggle with mental health issues. This month we are focusing…
Anxiety: From LDA’s Mental Health Committee
Since 1949, May has been the designated month for Mental Health Awareness. Each year LDA joins the movement to help fight stigma, provide support, educate the public, and advocate for…
ADHD: From LDA’s Mental Health Committee
Each year LDA joins the movement to help fight stigma, provide support, educate the public, and advocate for individuals with learning disabilities who also struggle with mental health issues. This…
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.
Managing Social-Emotional Issues: For Adults with Learning Disabilities
Some guidelines for adults with learning disabilities: Managing (and perhaps mastering) the social-emotional aspects of living with a learning disability. It’s important to start out with the reminder that although…
Learning the Language of Relationships
Relationships follow a chain of CHOICE – BEGINNING – DEEPENING – ENDING – CHOICE that is never ending. The closer to the beginning of the cycle that you have problems,…
