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[ Page 1 of 3 | print friendly version ]Turning a Learning Disability into an Ability
Being diagnosed with a learning disability can be devastating to an individual. According to a study released on March 26, 2007, by The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada, one in ten Canadians suffers from a learning disability. Those with learning disabilities are two to three times more likely to suffer from depression, high levels of distress or anxiety disorders. The costs to both the individual and to society are high if the disability is never treated.
Learning disabilities and attention challenges are perplexing because they may cause very able individuals to be unsuccessful or disabled in certain situations. Learning disabled children and adults look and act like the rest of the population. They are bright and often talented in creative or physical areas. Their disability, with its accompanying frustration, withdrawal, or coping behaviours, rears its head in the face of specific tasks or expectations.
Individuals with learning disabilities generally have something different or perhaps not completely developed in the way that they process or think about information. The way that they process is not wrong, but it may not be efficient, particularly for academic tasks. Because they are obviously intelligent and generally do some kinds of tasks very easily, parents and teachers may, at first, see the learning disabled student as lazy or unmotivated. With very few exceptions, learners of any age want to be successful and would if they could.
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