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Having a learning disability doesn't mean your child can't learn. Read articles that provide current information and resources for parents of teens with learning disabilities, disorders, and differences. Learn about prevention, early identification, education, and social development in children who become successful despite their LDs.

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• Camp Huntington

  Camp Huntington offers co-ed, residential, summer camps for children and young adults who have special needs such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disabilities, and cognitive impairment. Camp Huntington's program is designed to maximize a child's potential and develop their strengths and hidden abilities.

• Cedars Academy

  The program at the Cedars Academy is based upon our understanding of the nature of the learning problems of the students we enroll. We present a process-oriented method which places the same degree of responsibility on the teacher to develop successful teaching style as it places on the student to develop a successful learning style. The student who attends the Cedars Academy tends to encounter difficulties in the classroom with peers, and among family members. These difficulties arise because our students perceive information differently from others, and tend not to select the relevant details when processing information.

• Stone Mountain School

  Stone Mountain's location in the Black Mountains of North Carolina is just one of the factors that makes this a unique and effective boarding school for boys with ADHD. Recent research on the impact of "green time" on kids with ADHD shows that time outdoors improves academic performance and social behavior. Boys at SMS live in a natural setting where the common distractions of the modern world are removed and where they can focus on improving social and academic skills.

• Dyslexia Teacher

  Information about dyslexia and resources for helping dyslexic pupils and students.

• International Dyslexia Association

  The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the communities that support them. IDA is the oldest learning disabilities organization in the nation.

• Learning Disabilities Association of America

  Largest non-profit volunteer organization advocating for individuals with learning disabilities and has over 200 state and local affiliates in 42 states and Puerto Rico. LDA's international membership of over 40,000 includes members from 27 countries around the world.

• Learning Disabilities Information

  Nearly 3 million students receive special education services every year, and of those, half are diagnosed with a learning disability. Though learning disabilities can't be cured, they can be managed. Learning programs help students find ways to work with and around their learning disorders, and can help them achieve academically in middle school, high school, and beyond. This website offers information and support to parents and students. Though students will learning disabilities have some unique challenges to overcome, their current and future successes to not have to be defined by their disability.

• Learning Disabilities Online

  Dedicated to informing parents, teachers, and other professionals about the latest research and resources for students with learning disabilities.

• NINDS Dysgraphia Information Page

  From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health, offers information on this learning disability. the disorder causes a person's writing to be distorted or incorrect. In children, the disorder generally emerges when they are first introduced to writing.the disorder causes a person's writing to be distorted or incorrect. In children, the disorder generally emerges when they are first introduced to writing.