Posts Tagged ‘learning disability’
The condition termed Dysphagia could be a grave ailment involving difficulty in swallowing. Those who are suffering from Dysphagia might find it hard to swallow food in either solid or liquid forms, while some others can't swallow anything at all. As a result, they are quite unable to consume the necessary calories, making them lose ...
Communicating with our children can be a difficult task at times. We feel like they're not listening to us; they feel like we're not listening to them. Good listening and communications skills are essential to successful parenting. Your child's feelings, views and opinions have worth, and you should make sure you take ...
[I:1:J]As a girl and young woman, Barbara Arrowsmith Young was painfully aware of the limitations in her thinking. Even simple connecting ideas eluded her - analysis and abstract thinking were extremely difficult. Only through repeated reading could she grasp the meaning of a book. Despite some strengths in her thinking, Ms. Young suffered not only ...
Through the coincidental interests of two men on a train ride in England, the idea for a society of those with high IQ emerged. Lawyer Roland Berrill and scientist Lance Ware discovered a shared interest in intelligence tests. Later that year, just after the end of the Second World War that they founded Mensa (named ...
Like the mainspring in a clock, working memory provides the power for forward motion that keeps the brain ticking. Any shortfall or weakness in our working memory will have a serious impact on our cognitive ability. And, conversely, a particularly strong and effective working memory can supercharge our thinking skills. ...
Things change for a child diagnosed with a learning disability when he or she approaches adulthood. In general, the disability won't disappear. The reality is that there are even more issues and trials associated with adult learning disabilities. The disabled person will have to find out how to cope with just day to day living ...