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What Are Learning Disabilities
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Dealing with Writing Struggles
Demystifying Neurodiversity
Parents Beware: Red-Flags for LD
Learning Disabilities: What They Are (And What They’re Not)
Dyslexia: An Overview
ADHD: An Overview
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: An Overview
Executive Functioning: An Overview
Sensory Processing Disorder Overview
Central Auditory Processing Disorder: An Overview
Dysgraphia: An Overview
Dyspraxia and DCD: An Overview
Dyscalculia: An Overview
Evaluating Your Child
Articles
Dig Deeper with A QEEG Evaluation
Independent Evaluation: Myth vs. Fact
School-Based vs. Clinical Evaluation: What’s the Difference?
Q & A: Independent Evaluations
Evaluation Fundamentals
Evaluating Your Child for Dyslexia
Understanding IQ Test Scores
Finding the Right Evaluator
A First Timer’s Guide to Evaluation
Evaluating Your Child for Dysgraphia
Include Your Child in the Evaluation Process
Evaluating Your Child for NLD
Evaluating Your Child for ADHD
Evaluating Your Child for EFD
Making Sense of Evaluation Results
RTI: A Tool for Early Identification of LD
Tech Tools
Articles
AI: A Learning Partner for Kids Who Learn Differently
Audiobooks: AT’s Best Kept Secret
Get SETT to Help AT Users
Fundamentals of an AT Evaluation
iPad: Powerhouse in the Classroom
AT: Building a Better Toolbox
Putting the AT Plan Into Action
Digital Literacy for Kids with LD
Assistive Technology: An Overview
High-Tech Help for Writing
High-Tech Help for Reading
Terms & Definitions
Articles
Glossary
Getting Help
Dyslexia
Articles
Must Read:
Parenting Dyslexia
Navigating Dyslexia in School
Rethinking Support in High School
Tips to Improve Vocabulary
Tips to Encourage Active Learning
Making Math More Fun
Solving the Dyslexia Paradox
Finding a Reading Specialist
Understanding RTI
Help for Young Readers
Comprehension Skills for Kids with LD
LD + Math = Struggles
Tackling Writing Problems
Treating Dyslexia
Help For an Older Child with Reading Problems
Addressing Reading Issues: Multisensory Structured Language Basics
ADHD
Articles
ADHD and the Student-Athlete
3 Steps to Managing Impulsive Kids
Helping ADHD Boys Make Friends
ADHD: The Young Adult Years
ADHD Meds: Managing Side Effects
A Guide to “Adulting” with ADHD
Girls with ADHD
Safe Practices For Teen Drivers with ADHD
ADHD: Nature, Nurture, or Both?
New Approach to ADHD Care
Understanding Inattentive ADHD
ADHD: New Name; New Approach
“I’ll Study Later! Really!”
Optimize the ADHD Brain with Music
Schoolwork at Home with ADHD
Misdiagnosing ADHD in Black Kids
Dietary Interventions for ADHD
Raising Teen Boys with ADHD
ADHD: Challenges for Black Kids
Artificial Food Dyes & Behavior
ADHD, Boys & Social Challenges
Treating Boys with ADHD
A Plant Extract to Treat ADHD
Exercise: Good Medicine for ADHD
Girls with ADHD Face Unique Challenges
Riding the ADHD Roller Coaster
ADHD: Who Can Make the Diagnosis?
ADHD: A Family Affair
ADHD Myths: Setting the Record Straight
ADHD: Behind the Behavior
ADHD: The Non-Hyperactive Child
ADHD Coaching: Can It Work for Your Child?
Beyond Medication: Evidence-Based ADHD Care
Kids with ADHD: Finding the Leader Within
Dr. Amen’s 7 Types of ADHD
Increasing the Odds of Success for Your Child with ADHD
Straight Talk About Medications for ADHD
Is ADHD Your Child’s Only Problem?
Untreated ADHD: Lifelong Risks
Comprehensive Treatment for ADHD
NLD
Articles
NLD and Families
NLD: Teach Social Understanding
NLD: Misinterpreting Voice Tone
NLD: Unmet Learning Challenges
NLD, Social Rules, & Choices
The Black and White World of the NLD Child
Help the School Help Your Child with NLD
14 Ways to Help a Child with NLD Succeed
Strategies for Parenting a Child with NLD
Executive Function Disorder
Articles
EF Skills: Flexibility & Problem Solving
EF Skills: Improving Self-Control
EF Skills: Staying on Track
EF Skills: Self-Reflection
EF Skills: Paying Attention
EF Coaching: Making It Work
EF Skills: Working Memory
EF Skills: Organization
EF Study Skills: Test Prep
EF Study Skills: The Basics
EF Skills: Task Initiation
EF Skills: Organizing for A New Term
EF Skills: Time Management
EF Skills: Planning & Prioritizing
Strategies for Building EF Skills
EFD: Raise Self-Regulated Learners
Teens and Executive Function Skills
Time Management 101
Working Memory: The Hidden Ingredient in Learning
Improving Executive Skills
Making Friends
Articles
Get Engaged on the Social Front
Social Emotional Skill Building
Forging Connections in Quarantine
COVID-19: Work on Social Skills
Improving Social Skillfulness
Cyberbullying: Parents Beware
Bullying: Kids with LD Are Easy Targets
Promote Social Skills: Step Away From the Screen
Healthy Friendships for LD Girls
8 Ways to Deal with Hurtful Cliques
Is Your Child Having Social-Adjustment Problems?
Social Skills Building Blocks
Raising Independent Kids
Articles
Social-Emotional Learning: What It Is & Why It Matters
Surviving the Tween Years
Navigating the Leap to Third Grade
Navigating Parenting Differences
Adulting: The Power of Soft Skills
Is Co-Regulated Learning Right for My Child?
How to Tackle Stigma
Evaluating School Options
What’s the Best School for Your Child?
Dealing with Academic Setbacks
Break the Enabling Cycle
Get Ready for a New School Year
Strategies to Keep It Positive
Promoting Responsibility
Turning “I Can’t” into “I Can”
10 Tips for Back-to-School Prep
Making Music Benefits the LD Brain
Prioritize Relationships Over Schoolwork
Collaboration Is Not “Enabling”
Behavior Chart Dos and Don’ts
Focus On the Positives
A New School Year Like None Other
The Father Factor
Kids to Kids: Explaining ADHD
This Year Will Be Better!
Finding the Perfect Career Path
Mentoring for Students with LD
When College Is Not the Next Step
Summertime: Exploring Interests
2E Kids: What’s the Best School?
Does Your Child Have Grit?
10 Strategies for Managing Digital Devices
Is a Small Boarding School Right for Your Child?
How to Build Your Child’s Strengths
Fostering Resiliency at School
Learn Your Child’s Learning Style
Strategies for Raising Independent Kids
Raising Problem Solvers
Self-Advocacy: Strategies for All Ages
Time Management for Kids with LD
Dear Camp Director…
Summer Camp Guidelines for Kids with LD & ADHD
The Power of Positive Communication
High Alert: It’s A New School Year
Life Skills That Make a Difference
5 Keys to Help Kids Achieve Success
7-Point Plan to End Procrastination
Educating Your Child About LD
Tech Smarts
Articles
Gaming, Screens, and ADHD
Is Social Media Harming Your Child?
The Unhealthy Toll of 24-7 Disaster News
To Spy or Not to Spy?
Alexa, Where Are Your Manners?
Emotions & Behaviors
Articles
Be An Emotion Coach
School Refusal & How You Can Help
When Your Child’s Lid Flips
Supporting Emotional Resilience at School
Behavior Contracts to Empower Kids
Raising Neurodiverse Children
Build Emotional Resilience at Home
Easy Fixes for Behavior Changes
Calming From the Inside Out: Tools for Kids with LD
Brain Training Myths Busted
What Is Heart Rate Variability Training?
The ABCs of Behavior
Can Biofeedback Help Your Child?
How Siblings Feel About Each Other
From Punishment to Problem-Solving
Easing High-Stakes Test Anxiety
Extraordinary Parenting; Strong Siblings
Eating Disorders: Mindset Changes
ADHD & Eating Disorders
Kids & COVID Disruptions
Is This Behavior Related to ADHD or OCD?
Is It ADHD, OCD, or Both?
Understanding OCD
Anxiety: 3 Tips to Take Control
ADHD: Teen Boys & Self-Control
Sensory Strategies for Home
Does My Child Need Therapy?
Managing Strong Emotions in Kids
COVID 19: What to Watch For
COVID-19: Managing Child Anxiety
Dealing with Math Anxiety
Is Your Child Depressed?
Anxiety Problems: Signs & Symptoms
DBT May Help Regulate Emotions
Ross Greene on Challenging Behavior
School Suspension for ADHD?
PCIT: Can It Work for Your Child?
Help Your Child Manage Anxiety
Talk Back to Worry
Hooked on Digital Devices
The Stigmatized Child
Anxiety, Depression & LD
Understanding Your Teen
Tools to Manage Stress
Surviving the Teen Years
Stress and the LD Puzzle
Your Child: A Day in His Life
Living with Sensory Processing Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Children Learn If They Can
Is CBT Right For Your Child?
Mindfulness for Kids with LD
Performance Anxiety: High Schoolers Under Pressure
Is Your Child Depressed?
Interview: Ross Greene Talks About Explosive Kids
Helping A Child with Anxiety
Functional Behavioral Assessment: Diagnosing Behavior Problems
Knowing Your Child’s Rights
Articles
LD Students vs. Trump’s DOE Agenda
Your Guide to State Complaints
School Discipline: Your Child’s Rights
Make the Case for Section 504
Determining Placement for Your Child with LD
FERPA: The Right to Review Records
Protecting Students’ Privacy in the Data Age
What Is “Prior Written Notice”?
5 Keys to Navigating the School System
Your Child’s Rights: Response to Intervention
Your Right to Parental Involvement
Your Child’s Rights: Addressing Behavior Problems
Transition Planning for College
Private Schools and IDEA
Resolving Special Ed Disputes
What Is An “Appropriate” Education?
IDEA and the IEP Process
Understanding Section 504
Your Child’s Rights: 6 Principles of IDEA
The ABCs of IEPs
Articles
IEPs: 5 Mistakes Parents Make
Handling IEP Disagreements
New School Year: Meet the Teacher
Advocacy 101: What Do Advocates Do?
IEP Meeting: 5 Rules for Success
IEP Meeting: Must-Ask Questions
After the IEP Meeting
How to Speak IEP
Meet Your School Psychologist
Essential Elements of an IEP
IEP Meeting: Business As Usual
Extended Time: Useful or Misused?
IEP Meeting: Managing Conflict
Make Room for Talents & Interests
6 Keys to Winning Over Your Child’s Team
Look Back to Prepare for the IEP
Is This Reading Intervention Right for My Child?
Progress Monitoring of Kids with LD
Before the IEP Meeting: 6 Tips for Parents
The IEP: A Primer for Parents New to the Process
Put Social Skills in the IEP
Examples of Accommodations & Modifications
IEP Planning: Accommodations & Modifications
From Evaluation to IEP
Who Should Be On Your Child’s IEP Team?
Tips for Writing an IEP
College Bound
Articles
Beyond the Website: Why College Campus Visits Matter
Your College Prep Action Plan
Guide to Getting College Supports
Evernote: Must-Have College App
Accessing Support in College
Finding the “Best-Fit” College
College Bound? Focus on Readiness
CV-19: Time for a College Essay?
College Bound: Prepare Ahead
Demystifying the College Application Process for Kids with LD and ADHD
College Bound: SAT or ACT?
Students with LD: Preparing for the SAT or ACT
Financial Aid for College Students with LD
Students with LD: Strategies for College Success
Getting On—And Staying On—the College Track
College Transfer Guide for Students with LD
College Search: Services vs. Needs
College 101: Freshman Smarts
Are College Consultants Worth It?
Section 504 for College Students
The College Interview
Applying to College: Use the Essay
Keys to College Success
Online Degrees: Pros and Cons
Managing Anxiety in College
Why College Is Daunting for LD Students
Academic Planner: Must-Have Tool for College
Study Like A College Student
Community
Parent to Parent
Articles
Homeschooling Rosie
Teen Driver: The End of An Era
Will My Child Succeed in Life?
Walking in My Son’s ADHD Shoes
Siblings: The Lifelong Bond
Sink or Swim? A Parent’s Dilemma
Am I Alone in This?
College: What’s the Right Fit?
Academic Underachievement
10 Things I Wish I’d Known About LD
Talking About Sex
Gifted & ADHD: A Fine Balance
Homeschooling: What to Consider
Looking Back at the Year
Monitor the Classroom Experience
First Aid Tips for Parents
Worrying About Your Other Children
Leaving Special Ed Behind
Setting Our Kids Up for Success
Coming to Grips with LD
Never Stop Believing
Can You See Your Child’s Future?
Anne Ford Shares Her Insights and Experience
Coming to Grips with An LD Diagnosis
A Parent Becomes A Practitioner for Her Child with LD
Dyslexia and the Foreign Language Requirement
The 5 Commandments for Parenting Children with LD
A Cautionary Tale: When Symptoms Are Misleading
Did We Make the Right Decision for Our Son with LD?
Coming To Terms with My Child’s LD
Siblings: A Mother’s Advice
Through My Eyes
Articles
The Damaging Myth of Normalcy
Aja Capel: Teen with a Mission
Aja Capel: Different Is Amazing
Getting to Know My Brain
Mystifying
Big-Time Transition to the Big 10
Normal Is Overrated
Striving for Diving
Challenge Me!
Accepting Myself—LD and All
School Life: A Kid’s Eye View
A Friend Like Hannah
The Gift of Failure
A Passion for Flying
Glimpsing the Future: Life with Dyslexia
Paying It Forward
No Apologies, No Excuses
The Experiences of ADHD in Childhood: “I Have Always Felt Different”
The Damaging Myth of Normalcy
Jonathan Mooney: Still Telling It Like It Is
Success Profiles
Articles
Shawn A.Robinson: Dr. Dyslexia Dude
George Church: Father of Genomics
John Hoke: Nike’s Design Leader
Grace Taskinsoy: LD Advocate
Dannel Malloy: Education Champion
2013 Youth Achievement Awards
Ryan Haggerty: 2011 Youth Achievement Award Winner
Melissa Rey: 2010 Youth Achievement Award Winner
Jaclyn Noble: Future CEO
Michael T. Sullivan: Social Justice Advocate
Jesse Kline: ZOOming to the Top
John Muir Laws: Nature Freak
Jeff Franklin: Science Guy
Simon Pearce: Artisan Extraordinaire
Evan Paul: Game Boy
David Faile: Master of the Skies
2014 Fred J. Epstein Youth Achievement Award Honorees
Ben Foss: Changing the Conversation About Dyslexia
Dr. Lisa Rappaport: Fulfilling A Dream
Ask The Experts
Articles
Can I Fix My Son’s ‘Senioritis’?
How Do Private Evaluations Fit In?
10 Tips to Ease Holiday Stress
How to Handle Competitive Parents
Managing E-Learning Distractions
Best Help for Dyslexia
Rethinking Procrastination
Teaching Teens Life Skills
Who Can Give Special Ed Services?
Fear of Failure
End the Year by Prepping for Fall
Improving Self-Advocacy Skills
How To Deal with Unresponsive Teachers
EF Coach? I Say Yes. She Says No
IQ Changes: Which Scores Matter?
Tips: Studying for Finals
A Child’s Right to a Parapro
Could My Child Also Have NLD?
How to Find an ADHD College Coach
Managing the Online Workload
Is It Time for a Re-evaluation?
Manage WFH & Corona-Schooling
When Schools Fail to Follow an IEP
LD Services: Is IQ a Disqualifier?
School Denies Evaluation Request
Is My Child Twice Exceptional?
Team Meetings: Stay Positive
Anxiety in the Age of Gun Violence
The Impact of LD on Siblings
Taming the Homework Monster
Encouraging the Reluctant Reader
LD & Asperger’s: Key Differences?
“LD” Label: Pros & Cons
Find Your Child’s Strengths and Interests
Reading Levels: What Do They Tell You?
IEP Challenges: Smart with Behavior Issues
Placing a High Achiever with ADHD
Nothing Helps! What Can I Do?
Is it Ok to Postpone a Reevaluation?
ADHD & Brain Differences
New Challenges for Kids with ADHD
LD Is a Family Affair
Audio E-Book Options
Helping Kids with Processing Issues
Handling Disputes with the School
Are SLD and Dyslexia the Same Diagnosis?
Learning to Manage Time Better
Your Rights to Documentation
Strengths, Talents & Dyslexia
ADHD: Is There a Silver Lining?
Make Learning Math Fun
Is it Time For a New School?
Does My Child Have APD?
ADHD Meds: Risk of Abuse?
Help Getting Organized
Is It Time for a Full Workup?
The Impact of LD on Partners
Getting School Help for NLD Kids
Dyslexia: Reading Program Basics
Teasing Apart Learning Problems
Accommodations & College Acceptance
How to Initiate an Evaluation
Share Your Story
Articles
Allison Quirion: The Accidental Community Organizer
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