Learning Disability Scenarios

In the United States today, there are over fifty-one million disabled adults and children. Throughout our nation’s history, we have not allowed the best treatment and care for these numerous citizens. But, in the recent past, the government has passed laws, made exceptions, and thoroughly tried to provide accommodations to these people with special needs. While this is true, America, as a whole, still views this group as strange or different. Even though this is exceptionally normal, it is not correct. The United States needs to be opened up to the truth about their fellow American citizens. The people of America ought to understand that these disabilities affect not only those who are disabled, but that it affects the family and friends

Learning Disabilities Online’s mission is to assist children and adults with learning disabilities to reach their full potential by offering advice and up-to-date information. They also offer educators with authoritative information about learning disabilities so they have a place to obtain any help that they may need. This site offers reliable information so a parent or a teacher can research learning disabilities and get information such as the definition of learning disabilities, the signs to look for, how to respond, and how to get help. It is estimated now that 2 million children in the United Sates have ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and they offer

     When a child doesn’t seem to be learning, some teachers and parents in his/her life might criticize the child and think of them as stupid, or maybe just too lazy to want to learn. What they don’t realize is that the child might have a learning disability. But how are these children being helped? There are many programs, special schools and facilities, home teaching methods and many other ways in which children with Learning Disabilities are being helped.

Being a parent to special needs student can be the most difficult challenge a parent can face. Being able to find the necessary support comes with frustration and struggles when

Interviewing the parent of a child diagnosed with learning disability can be intimidating. It is difficult to gauge how much a parent wants to reveal about their child. Also, it is not unusual to discover that one parent is at a different place of acceptance than the other parent. Each family member’s journey is different; for example, it is not rare for a father to work out the emotional difficulty of a special needs diagnosis differently than a mother.

Despite our efforts she was struggling to read, write, and focus. I knew something wasn't right, which prompted us to take her to Scottish Rite. As I sat across the table, the kind and empathetic director laid out the news about our daughter. We were dealing with dyslexia, a possible writing disability, and inattentive type ADHD. That moment thrusted me head first into "The Club". You know, the club of parents that in one meeting get their universe rocked because their ideas for their child no longer match their reality. In ways I'm grateful for that encounter. As a teacher, I can put myself in the shoes of the parents of my student's when their children are given a diagnoses. I know that fear, sadness, and insecurity as a parent. I know the pain of seeing my friend's kids make straight A's and win Merit Scholar Awards when we are just trying to survive nightly homework and pass the class. My fear may not look exactly like what my student's parents are experiencing but I can still relate to what it feels like to get the breath knocked out of you in one meeting. It sucks. It just

REPORTER: The reporter/ Care Manager (Linda) called with concerns for the victim, Gary. Gary utilizes a wheelchair and he can not walk a long distance; Gary can perform his daily ADL’s. Lisa lives in the household with Gary, and she is his caretaker. The reporter went to visit the home today (03/09/2016) and noticed that the victim was outside in the road sitting in a chair with a shoes or a shirt on. Gary reported that Lisa (medical POA/daughter) put him out of the home. Gary and Lisa got into an argument because Gary accused Lisa of taking his 1600 dollars. Gary reported that Lisa didn’t purchase him any diapers or any other necessities; Lisa didn’t buy him anything. Gary said Lisa got into his face and he pulled her hair. The reporter spoke

Under IDEA (2004), Disproportionality continues to exist in several categories listed, especially the categories of the Specific Learning Disability (SLD), Emotional Disturbance (ED), and Intellectual Disability (ID) ,(Gamm, 2007). Disproportionality is defined as the “overrepresentation” and “under-representation” of a particular population or demographic group in special or gifted education programs relative to the presence of this group in the overall student population (National Association for Bilingual Education, 2002). So many factors are responsible for this disproportionality, but the key factors, as apparent from researchers are; (1) gender difference, (2) overrepresentation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse CLD population, (3) unsuccessful teaching approaches, (4) poor classroom management skills, and (5) assessment policies and practices.

These parents have trouble coping with just the diagnosis let alone the journey ahead. They are that child’s support system in every aspect. The challenges of raising a special needs child, specifically these children with an ASD are vast. “Parents need to advocate for their child within the school setting, medical setting, social setting, and also plan for their future” (American Psychological Association, pp. 328-337). The worry and stress are real, this disability is not going to just disappear. The term “stress proliferation” has been used numerous times to describe the impact ASD has on families. (Benson 2006). Stress on anything a downhill spiral, like a domino effect. It can cause one conflict after another. These parents struggle daily with their ASD child and end up feeling isolated. Parents are called out of work daily due to behavioral issues at schools, doctor appointments, therapies, more appointments, insurance issues, phone conferences.. the list goes on and on. It is a balancing act if there are siblings present. (American Psychological Association, pp. 232-252). The rollercoaster ride with siblings adds more stress on parents. How do both parents work when one parent really needs to be with the child. Many work different shifts, weekends,

Parents have special knowledge about their child that school personnel might be unaware of. This aspect of parental involvement is especially important when applying special education services for a child with disabilities (Smith et al., 2005). That being said, parents need to understand that while they know a lot about their child overall, the school knows a lot about their child in an academic setting. It is very important to have open lines of communication and mutual respect for each other; to be able to bring together these different aspects of the child to create a successful intervention allowing complete access to education.

Your child has an invisible disability that you are aware has been there since an early age. As you watch your child struggle to make friends, come home almost every day from school and exhibit angry outbursts, be disorganized at school, and be lost in the same activity daily for hours; you seek help from the school. The teacher blames your child’s behavior on your parenting ability, suggest you medicate your child for ADHD or some other disorder, and/or you are ignored by the school professionals to help. Meanwhile, as your child continues to struggle you listen to your child express how they feel weird, odd, just do not fit anywhere, and call themselves destructive names. You seek

There are several issues related to parental reactions to having a child with a disability. Having a child with a disability can have an effect on family dynamics as well as a change in work habits, some parents have to work fewer hours, change jobs, or become a stay at home parent in order to properly care for their child’s needs. Parents cope with their guilt, feelings, and public reactions

To make sure that people with learning difficulties are able to live in their flats independently and not go through any abuse, there are various strategies to help them such as:

Growing up with two siblings who are both handicapped has influenced me most as a person and student. My older sister Alex, who is 31, has cerebral palsy which impairs her both mentally and physically. This disability leaves her unable to care for herself and makes it hard to accomplish the most basic tasks that some take for granted like eating a meal or holding a conversation. My younger brother Harry, age 27, was diagnosed with severe learning disability as a child. He lives in Boston and works a part time job (stop and shop) but is heavily dependent on my parents to support him. Additionally, his potential for higher learning and employment is bleak.

One specialized instruction that is important is to read the material or introduce books that have children with disabilities in it. This will help show the differences are okay and that everyone has strengths and weaknesses (Willis, 2006). Something else I have to do is truly comprehended the understudy and their handicap, accordingly permitting me to have the capacity to unmistakably select housing to be made important to the material. I feel that the exceptionally guideline is to keep the family included at all times also, permitting them in the classroom. This will permit them to check whether the IEP/OR 504 arrangement is helping their youngster and permit them to make proposals on the best way to help their tyke in the room setting.. The understudy's dynamic IEP or 504 Plan ought to contain documentation for all housing that have been chosen, both for guideline and testing. Once recorded in the IEP or 504 Plan, facilities must be given. Those in charge of actualizing lodging must comprehend the facilities are compulsory, not discretionary (Cortiella, 2005). However, with that being said the children should be allotted plenty of time to adjust to such accommodations and not over use it or under use