Learning is a slow process that we strive to understand down through the years. Some of us have a gifted mind, while others struggle with words, math, science, and so forth. Some of us might be great in math and a failure in history. It all depends on the person to determine the learning disability. ...
[Possible trigger warning for upsetting and ableist language] As some of you may know, I am a graduate student getting my Master’s Degree in Women and Gender Studies. I currently have vague career aspirations of getting my PhD or at least remaining in academia in some capacity; my academic interests ...
Dr. Rohn Kessler In 2009, the psychologist Mike Posner wrote: “If there were a surefire way to improve your brain, would you try it? Judging by the abundance of products, programs and pills that claim to offer “cognitive enhancement,” many people are lining up for just such quick brain fixes. Recent ...
Dyslexia is a word I can almost never type correctly the first time. (Dyselxia!) It’s also the thing I didn’t realize I had until college! What is dyslexia? Dyslexia is a learning disorder that “manifests itself primarily as a difficulty with reading and spelling”. Scientists believe that it is a ne ...
I’ve been reading some learning disability books lately, and ran across this comparison. They said that some kids (ADD, etc) are like hunters in a farmers world. Their skillset, as you might call it, of constantly monitoring the environment (distractability), wandering around (restlesness), etc are ...
Students can have a difficult enough time trying to function and essentially excel in school under normal circumstances. But when it has been determined that the student has a learning disability, success in school can be that much more difficult. Normally, students with learning disabilities receiv ...
