While some children exhibit striking signs of LD and clear patterns on simple screening tests, others will need careful and extensive assessment by an interdisciplinary team to identify an underlying learning disability or disabilities. IEPs mean that students will go to special education classes. It is the regular teacher's job to teach all children, regardless of so-called disabilities. Close working relationships with other professionals should prevent the teacher from feeling alone, overburdened or abandoned. There is no magic pill, quick fix or one-stop cure for learning disabilities.
Children outgrow learning disabilities.
Learning disabilities are life long. However, many adults with LD who receive special attention as children will build strategies to successfully adapt to life's challenges. Learning disabilities occur in children at all levels of intellectual ability. Some children with LD are bright enough to be academically gifted, some are average, and a few are below average. The specific neurological deficit that cause learning disabilities are distinct and separate from general cognitive ability.