I have been asked to talk at some schools and organizations to both teachers and parents. I tell everyone about resources such as the National Center for Learning Disabilities. My main advice is never to give up. I would like to make more people aware of what learning disabilities are. For parents who do not have LD themselves, they might not understand that their child is trying harder than anybody else in the classroom.
Many kids try to hide their problems by being the class clown or acting out.
Bad behavior takes the emphasis off their academic performance. My heart goes out to the child who nobody knows has a problem. Teachers need to pay attention to their individual students and, if their students are not succeeding, they need to find out why. As soon as my children showed signs of academic trouble, I found out why they were having trouble and did all that I could to see that they received the services they needed. It may not be easy, but I wish all parents of children with learning disabilities the success I have had with my children.