Have your child evaluated by a qualified professional. If your child exhibits some of these signs he or she may be struggling with a learning disability:
- Difficulty with reading, writing, spelling, and/or using math concepts in contrast with average to superior skills in other areas
- Poor handwriting
- Trouble listening to a lecture and taking notes
- Easily distracted by noise or visual stimulation – unable to pay attention
- Trouble understanding and following directions
- Confuses/reverses some letters (‘b’ and ‘d’, for example) or words (like ‘was’ and ‘saw’) and numbers (sees 41 but interprets the number to be 14)
- Omits or adds words when reading
- Repeatedly forgets things, loses things
- Appears clumsy and poorly coordinated
- Confuses left and right, gets lost
- Often is late for class, cannot sense time
- Misinterprets subtleties in language – tone of voice – sarcasm