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Learning Disability Resources:

  • School Performance Problems - Learn what you should do when your child begins to underperform at school, either stuggling to learn, failing classes or getting in a lot of trouble.

  • Learning Disabilities - Learn what you should do when your child begins to underperform at school, either stuggling to learn, failing classes or getting in a lot of trouble.

  • ADHD - Resources and information for parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

  • ADHD Symptom Checklist - Does your child have ADHD? Use our symptom checklist to see if your child has symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

  • Special Education
    If deciding on child care wasn't difficult enough already, planning for quality care for a child with special needs requires extra research, attention, and parental involvement. Not all facilities and special education programs may not necessarily provide the level of service you require for your child; others are well-equipped to handle special needs. Special education programs deserve special research and attention.

  • About Special Education
    Special Education resources, inclusional strategies, classroom and parental support, and guidance for individual education plans, IDEA and exceptional children.

  • Learning Disabilities and ADHD
    ADHD can cause learning difficulties in school. The inability to sit still or to be easily distracted can interfere with the ability to succeed in school. However, ADHD is not a Learning Disability. Some studies indicate that 50% of those with ADHD also have a Learning Disability. One study has placed this number as high as 70%.

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