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Helping Parents
Help Their Kids Succeed
Kids with learning disabilities are as intelligent as other kids, and often have great strengths–but they learn differently. If your child, or a child you know struggles with learning or attention issues, this website is for you. Learn from the experts—professionals and parents just like you—how to get off the sidelines and help your child succeed in school and in life. Never let anyone tell you your child cannot accomplish great things!
“The best predictor of a child’s success is a parent doing everything in his or her power to help that
child succeed.”
Dr. Margie Gillis
President, LiteracyHow
Senior Scientist, Haskins Laboratories
Learn More
- LD Basics: Everything you need to know about LD, from signs and symptoms to diagnosis, treatment, and even how to help your child make friends.
- Ages & Stages: Useful information tailored specifically to your child’s age and grade.
- Guide to Action: From planning the IEP to understanding your child’s rights, helpful hints, tips and strategies for becoming the advocate your child needs.
- Parents Community: Share with others like yourself, learning what works and what doesn’t from those who have been there or are in your shoes today.
- Success Stories: Personal stories of life on the front lines; what it means to have learning disabilities and how these inspiring role models succeeded in spite of – and often because of – their struggles.
Video
“You look at your child and he’s perfect. So when you’re given a label of something . . . It was a devastating moment for me.” Thoughts, advice, and testimony about Smart Kids with LD from parents and professionals. “You have to find abilities that offset the difficulties, and focus on the strengths and positive things that a child brings to the table”