So You're Thinking About Homeschooling?
Families come to the idea of homeschooling for various reasons. Maybe a friend homeschools and it’s piqued your interest. Maybe your child has specific learning needs that aren’t...
Tips for parenting learning disabled children (part 3)
This is the last part of our three part article from LD Online on how to improve your parenting experience if your child has a learning disability. You can scroll down to our...
Say NO to Summer School
By Susan Barton Many parents send me questions like this at the end of a school year: I have a daughter who just finished first grade. I am pretty sure she has Dyslexia.The...
Tips for parenting learning disabled children (Part 1)
In order to create a real lasting change in their lives, children with learning disabilities need as much reinforcement as they can get. In addition to the training we provide...
The ADHD Food Fix
Did you know studies suggest that dietary changes may improve the symptoms of hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity in ADHD kids? Find out how to make your family’s diet...
Tips for parenting learning disabled children (Part 2)
Recommendations It is important to remember that the population of children with learning disabilities is heterogeneous. The children are similar because they all have an adequate...
The Damaging Myth of Normalcy
Normalcy Myth – Smart Kids with LD « Smart Kids With LD. By the time I was in second grade I thought I was stupid and crazy. Why? Because that’s what I was taught. Those are...
"Smart Drugs" Adderall and Ritalin Actually Not That Smart
"Those subjects who had been given Adderall were significantly more likely to report that the pill had caused them to do a better job on the tasks they'd been given, even though...
Successful Dyslexics Share Their Classroom Experiences
In this video from the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity, famous and successful dyslexics recall what it was like for them in the classroom. Approximately 1 in every...
San Antonio Parent Reveals Shocking Conversation with School District
San Antonio Parent Reveals Shocking Conversation with School District This was in an email that I received from a concerned parent whose child has Dyslexia. She tried to go...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author talks about her son's ADD - and her own.
Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention An excerpt from Katherine Ellison's new memoir about her son's battles with ADD. By: Katherine Ellison I stayed on the anti-med warpath through...