Tag: Learning Disabilities

Friends of Quinn

The Friends of Quinn” website  contains  lots of information for young adults with LD.  Included at the site are excellent, short videos with professionals with LD, including  the one found here with David Boies, attorney.

Friends of Quinn: Interview with Attorney David Boies

Links to other interviews  (Richard Branson, Gavin Newsome, the Lt. Gov. of California, and racer Stan Wattles) are also available

The site includes other helpful sections including “Life with LD” “LD Facts,” “FAQ’s” and more.

Interestingly, the font used for the site is the Dyslexie Font specifically designed to simplify life for those who have dyslexia.

Dr. Phil for College Students

In her years  of working with students, Elizabeth Hamblet has found that many students are resistant to trying strategies that can help them turn things around.  She has found an  unlikely ally in Dr. Phil McGraw.

Dr. Phil has some quirky, witty chestnuts that Elizabeth has used as a way to get students to get past their resistance and embrace change.

Dr. Phil – Unlikely Sage for College Students

 

Elizabeth C. Hamblet is a learning specialist at Columbia University and a contributing writer for Disability Compliance for Higher Education.  She is  also a  consultant and a presenter at local and national conferences.

Reading Lists on Learning Disabilities

The National Center for Learning Disabilities has put together two reading lists, one for parents of children and teens with learning disabilities and a second list designed to appeal to teens with LD.

Recommended Reading for Parents of Children and Teens with LD

  • Raising Resilient Children by Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein.
  • A Special Education: One Family’s Journey through the Maze of Learning Disabilities by Dana Buchman and Charlotte Farber.
  • The Dyslexic Advantage by Brock L. Eide and Fernette F. Eide.
  • A Special Mother: Getting through the early days of a child’s diagnosis of learning disabilities and related disorders by Anne Ford and John-Richard Thompson.
  • Parenting a Struggling Reader by Susan Hall and Louisa Moats.
  • Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey.
  • Making the System Work for Your Child with ADHD by Peter S. Jensen Jensen.
  • It’s So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success by Richard Lavoie.
  • True Stories about Real People Succeeding with LD by Jill Laure.
  • A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine.
  • Ready for Take-Off: Preparing Your Teen with ADHD or LD for College by Theresa E. Laurie Maitland and Patricia O. Quinn.
  • Learning Disabilities and ADHD: A Family Guide to Living and Learning Together by Betty Osman.
  • My Dyslexia by Philip Schultz.
  • Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level by Sally Shaywitz.
  • Guide to Learning Disabilities for Primary Care: How to screen, identify, manage and advocate for children with learning disabilities by Larry Silver and Dana Silver.
  • School Success for Kids with ADHD by Stephan Silverman, Jacqueline Iseman, and Sue Jeweler
  • From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide by Peter Wright and Pamela Darr.

Recommended Reading for Teens with LD

  • My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir by Samantha Abeel.
  • Caged in Chaos: A Dyspraxic Guide to Breaking Free by Victoria Biggs.
  • ADHD in HD: Brains Gone Wild by Jonathan Chesner.
  • Positively ADD: Real Success Stories to Inspire Your Dreams by Catherine A Corman, and Edward M. Hallowell
  • Applying to College for Students with ADD or LD: A Guide to Keep You (And Your Parents) Sane, Satisfied, and Organized Through the Admissions Process by Blythe Grossberg.
  • Where’s My Stuff? The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide by Samantha Moss and Lesley Schwartz.
  • Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD or LD by Kathleen Nadeau.
  • It’s So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success by Richard Lavoie.
  • Learning Disabilities: The Ultimate Teen Guide by Penny Hutchins Paquette and Cheryl Gerson Tuttle.
  • Bluefish by Pat Schmatz.
  • Dyslexia Wonders by Jennifer Smith.
  • College Success for Students with Learning Disabilities by Cynthia Simpson and Vicky Spencer.
  • ADHD and Me: What I Learned from Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table by Blake E. S Taylor.
  • Backwards Forward: My Journey through Dyslexia by Catherine Hirschman.

For more information and helpful resources about learning disabilities, visit the National Center for Learning Disabilities at: http://www.ncld.org/