If you are feeling suicidal, please contact your local crisis line or counselling centre. Check your phone directory for the listing of your local crisis centre. Here are some links for Canadian and American crisis centres. If you are concerned about someone being suicidal, please check out the information at the Centre for Suicide Prevention. This [...]
Jason is 22 years old, has LD, ADHD, and, in his words, “just enough OCD to make things interesting!” He is currently in his third year of a four year business degree program and volunteers with children with learning challenges. His intent is to obtain a degree in Education once he has completed his business [...]
I have been trying for weeks to come up with a story that would be a tear jerker or something that makes me mad about learning disabilities, and yes, I have come up with a few things that makes me mad, but that is not the story I really want to talk about. The story [...]
My daughter asked me one day if I had any of my old report cards, and with a snort, I replied no… I never considered report cards a keepsake of my childhood the way I keep my own children’s report cards now. When I reflect upon my educational experiences, it still leaves a bitter taste [...]
Our LD experiences can be varied and range from those that are extremely difficult to some which are just pure fun. The latter does not happen very often, so it is important that we celebrate and cherish these events. Reader Erin Bickell wrote to us about a fun event that occured in Calgary in early [...]
I was diagnosed with a writing learning disability in grade 6 after many years of hearing the same thing on my report card. I got no help in pubic school and was only given extra time, a computer and a noisy room to write tests in high school! I always had to fight for what I [...]
After posting my last blog, reader Sandra emailed me to ask what were the signs that our son displayed at an early age, of the condition known as dysgraphia. Instead of responding in the comments section, I thought there would be some value in writing a short blog that provided definitions about some key terms. My efforts here are not intended to be comprehensive or detailed, but designed to provide a general overview of some key terms I may have used in my blogs to date.