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Why Bright Girls with ADHD Are Often Overlooked

“Susie is very bright—but she needs to focus more.” It’s a comment many parents hear in conferences and see on report cards. A capable student who seems to drift off, forgets assignments, gets distracted talking with friends, or takes longer than expected to complete her work. Girls are diagnosed with ADHD at nearly half the rate of boys.

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What Parents/Guardians Need to Know About Specific Learning Disability (SLD)

A Specific Learning Disability (SLD) is a brain-based disorder that affects an individual’s ability to read, write, and do math (e.g., dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia)(National Center for Learning Disabilities).

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When Your Child Is Diagnosed with a Reading Disorder/Dyslexia

As defined by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), dyslexia is “a neurologically-based, often familial disorder which interferes with the acquisition and processing of language.”

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Demystifying A Diagnosis of ADHD, What Parents Need to Know

ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. ADHD typically manifests before the age of 12 and affects behavior inhibition, sustained attention, the ability to resist distraction, and self-regulation of one’s activity level to match a given situation.

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What Is An Executive Function Disorder -- What Parents/Guardians Need to Know

Executive Function has many varied definitions, but in essence, it is the brain's "air traffic control system."

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What Does a Diagnosis of Dysgraphia Mean for Your Child?

Dysgraphia is “a disorder of writing ability at any stage, including problems with letter formation/legibility, letter spacing, spelling, fine motor coordination, writing, grammar, and composition,” affecting between 10% to 30% of children.

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How Do I Support My Child with Dyscalculia?

According to the American Psychiatric Association (2021), dyscalculia describes difficulties "learning number-related concepts or using the symbols and functions to perform math calculations.”

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What Parents Need to Know if Your Child is Diagnosed with an Auditory Processing Disorder

According ot the Mayo Clinic, Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), sometimes called Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), is a type of hearing loss caused by something affecting the part of the brain that processes how you hear. It is not due to peripheral hearing loss or multilingualism.

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What Does It Mean If My Child Is Diagnosed with Memory or Processing Speed Challenges?

Processing speed is the pace at which a person is able to take in, understand, and respond to information (also called cognitive speed). Working memory is an executive function that plays a big role in how we process, use, and remember information on a daily basis.

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What Are Expressive/Receptive Language Disorders and How Do They Affect Learning?

There are many and varied speech and language difficulties. Those that emerge during childhood are termed Developmental Language Disorders (DLD) because they appear during the peak developmental years

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