Learning Differences

Talking with Your Child About Autismby Areva Martin, Esq.Inevitably, your child with mild to moderate to high-functioning autism will ask questions about his disorder. He will want to know why he is different from other children at school, in th...

The Call to Advocacy for Your Child with Autism Accepting that your child has autism takes courage and a strong dose of faith — the ability to believe that the four-year-old who is completely nonverbal today will one day learn to communicate. ...

A child who adopts behavior such as talking to himself is probably not in any real trouble, but it's worth exploring why. ...

Facing Your Child's Autism Diagnosis Getting an accurate autism diagnosis is a turning point. In practical terms, it means that you can stop wondering what's wrong and start learning everything you need to know about your child's condition. Inst...

Standing up for your child with autism isn't easy, but every parent can learn the skills to become a powerful advocate and help improve the system for people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). One mother of a child with autism, and a legal exp...

Why is your child struggling in school? In her book "That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and Distracted Boys Succeed in School and Life," author Ana Homayoun identifies eight styles of disorganization and distraction that ...

Test day jitters are striking earlier than ever. In most states, standardized testing aligned with the Common Core begins in second or third grade, but a few states administer standardized tests as early as kindergarten. Many children experience ...

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5 Essential Tools and Tips for Disorganized Boys We recently spoke with Ana Homayoun, the author of the book That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and Distracted Boys Succeed in School and Life. She holds a master's degree i...

Picture this — you are sitting at the kitchen table helping your child with LD do her homework. You try your best to keep her focused, but even something as minor as sharpening a pencil can make her concentration go down the drain. Sound famili...

If you have a child with a learning disability, you know how hard it can be to get him excited about schoolwork. Check out these tips and strategies from our readers that will help your child accomplish his goals, and encourage him to go that ex...

"Is my child gifted?" Take this quiz to learn how to recognize the signs of early giftedness in a child. ...

Multiple Intelligences Learning Style: Musical Musical intelligence is the earliest of all talents to emerge -- even babies can sing and match rhythmic structures. Exposure to music can help kids increase their coordination, understand their cult...

Multiple Intelligences Learning Style: Bodily-Kinesthetic Do your kids talk with their hands? That's a sign that they use their bodies to solve problems. Often, this physical intelligence is downplayed in classrooms in favor of language and logic...

Multiple Intelligences Learning Style: Interpersonal Interpersonal intelligence is about understanding other people. This gift is closely tied to intrapersonal intelligence -- understanding of self. Normally, neither can develop without the other...

Unfortunately, many schools screen for achievement or intelligence, and do further testing only if the child scores at a high level initially. ...

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Multiple Intelligences Learning Style: Naturalistic Naturalistic talent is the ability to easily recognize and classify plants, animals, and other things in nature. Some young children are great at this: Take the four-year-old who's an encycloped...