LDA

The impact of learning disabilities is lifelong. The issues that made school work so challenging as a child crop up again in the workplace and even in our homes. Paper work and reports at work; keeping up with bills and – back to school again! – helping our children with their homework can be a struggle.

Whether you grew up knowing you had a learning disability and received special education services, or you have struggled with learning difficulties without ever knowing exactly what your problems were, you are probably now in command of a number of techniques that make life easier. Over the years, you have figured out ways to get and keep track of the information you need, and developed systems for helping you get and stay organized. Here you can find even more avenues to success at work, in your relationships, and in the community.

Assessment, Evaluation and Literacy

• Adults with Learning Disabilities: Assessing the Problem: When adults suspect they have a learning disability, or that someone they care about does, they need information. Full article

 

• Screening for Adults with Learning Disabilities: A guide to the process of identifying an adult who may have a learning disability. Full article

 

• Accommodations for the Graduation Equivalency Diploma (GED): An overview of accommodations for GED candidates with documented disabilities. Full article

 

• Adult Literacy Reading Programs For Literacy Providers: An overview of multi-sensory structured language programs found to be successful in working with adults with learning disabilities. Full article

Civil Rights

• Q & A: Who is Covered and Who is Not? Answers to frequently asked questions on the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act in Post-Secondary Education and Employment from leading authority Patricia Latham, J.D. Full article

 

• Learning Disabilities and The Law: After High School: An Overview for Students: An overview of rights under the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) in college programs and in employment. Full article

Workplace Issues

• Job Accommodation Ideas for People with Learning Disabilities by Dale S. Brown

 

• On the Job: Information and tips on succeeding in the workplace from Dale S. Brown and Peter S. Latham, J.D. Full article

 

• Common Misconceptions Preventing Job Advancement: Success in the workplace may require overcoming your own attitudes and bad habits you've learned from the way others have treated you in the past. Here are tips for moving your career forward. Full article

 

• Meeting the Challenge of Conformity: Fitting in at work can be challenging and sometimes can be too difficult if the "fit" of your abilities to the job aren't really right. Full article

• Self-Advocacy in the Workplace: Tips for becoming a good self advocate plus sample accommodations. Full article

 

• To Tell or Not to Tell: An important question an individual with learning disabilities must ask! Full article

 

Post Secondary Options

• Learning Despite Learning Disabilities: Facing the challenges of college academics and social situations isn't easy, especially if you have learning disabilities that haven't been identified. Author Dale S. Brown reflects upon lessons learned, for the benefit of students with learning disabilities going to college, and their teachers. Full article
  
  
• Transition to College: Developing knowledge about the nature of one's learning disabilities and one's personal and academic strengths and weaknesses is vital for successful transition to postsecondary education. Full article

 

• What is a SOP?: IDEA 04 now reguires a Summary of Performance (SOP) when exiting high school, instead of an evaluation. Families, teachers and students need to become familiar with the SOP used in their own high school. Full article

 

• Success in College for Adults: Self knowledge, self-advocacy, and matching up with the right institution of higher education help spell success for the student with learning disabilities. Full article

 

• Post Secondary Educational Options: An overview of the array of postsecondary education options available to students with learning disabilities. Full article

 

• How College Students with Learning Disabilities Can Advocate for Themselves: Suggestions for easing the transition from depending on others to being your own advocate. Full article

 

• Transitioning from College to Work: Students must begin this process early and transfer their knowledge of the disability into the world of employment. Full article

 

Social/Emotional Issues

• Helping the Learning Disabled Adolescent Learn to Drive by Dale S. Brown
  
  
• A Handicap With No Name: Poignant and instructive memories from childhood school days as a student with undiagnosed and untreated learning disabilities. By Dale S. Brown. Full article
  
  
• A Letter to Grandma: Reflections of an adult on being a child with learning disabilities in a regular classroom without accommodations, diagnosis or treatment. By Dale S. Brown. Full article
  
  
• Emotional Problems in Adults with Learning Disabilities: Guidance on ways that medical, mental health and educational professionals can support and treat adults with learning disabilities. Full article

 

• Preventing Mental Health Problems in Older Adolescents And Adults: Information on the attributes found in successful adults with learning disabilities and ways to avoid mental health issues. Full article

 

• Parenting Issues for Adults with Learning Disabilities: Helpful ways to meet the challenge of being a parent with a learning disability. Full article

Special Populations

• Adults with Learning Disabilities: An Overview: A summary of the complexity of the population of adults with learning disabilities. Full article

 

• Learning Disabilities and Low Income Populations: Facts about the relationship between learning disabilities and low income populations. Full article