Advice from learning & behavior consultant Bev Johns Adults need to learn what the triggers are for the children, and then help the children identify those triggers, so that they…
Mental Health
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…
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,…
Instinctual Optimism and Intrinsic Motivation: Every LD Student’s Keys to Success
Did you ever wonder? How a ten-month-old knows if she just keeps standing up she will eventually be able to walk. How an eighteen-month knows if he just keeps making…
Mental Health and Learning Disabilities: Why a Higher Risk?
There are certain aspects of learning disabilities which increase the risk for an individual to experience mental health issues. Failure to identify a learning disability at an early age and…
Symptoms of Mental Health Disturbances
Although not necessarily indicative of mental disturbance, these actions, or signs of trouble, can sometimes help you identify someone who needs help: ACTING DIFFERENT THAN USUAL. Can you link this…
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Childhood Depression
Children with learning disabilities are prone to chronic depression. Older adolescents and adults tend to become withdrawn. They may be quiet or become agitated, irritable, and angry; they may also…
Related Disorders of a Learning Disability: What You Should Know
If you know that you or your child has Learning Disabilities (LD) it is important also to know that about 50 percent of individuals with LD will also have one…
Encouraging Compliance and Managing Non-Compliance at School
What are the root causes of compliant behavior and the strategies to use at school? Dr. Russell Barkley, an expert in child behavior, encourages teachers to examine compliance and non-compliance…
