Comments on: My son has a learning disability despite his high IQ. Here’s how we found out. https://mayahoodblog.com/my-son-has-a-learning-disability-despite-his-high-iq-heres-how-we-found-out/ A blog about parenting, family-friendly travel & product reviews Sat, 03 Feb 2024 16:58:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: tammy ta https://mayahoodblog.com/my-son-has-a-learning-disability-despite-his-high-iq-heres-how-we-found-out/#comment-37267 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:17:02 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=13833#comment-37267 Finding out is the first step….too bad so many go so long without anyone even knowing. I wish there was a lot more early intervention provided within the school system. Sadly this probably will never be. Good luck going forward.

]]> By: Deborah Peever https://mayahoodblog.com/my-son-has-a-learning-disability-despite-his-high-iq-heres-how-we-found-out/#comment-37264 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 04:55:16 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=13833#comment-37264 There really were no tests when I was growing up nor any known of when my older kids started school. In my childhood honestly if you were having difficulties you were labeled problem child and had a horrific experience in school, no suggestion of LD at all.

]]> By: Darlene Schuller https://mayahoodblog.com/my-son-has-a-learning-disability-despite-his-high-iq-heres-how-we-found-out/#comment-37250 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:16:18 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=13833#comment-37250 LD’s are so much more common then ppl think. My son had IEP’s throughout most of school, he too had a LD … I felt a ton of relief when I it was diagnosed, that enabled his school and teachers and I to be able to work together and find a way that worked for him and so forth.

]]> By: Irit https://mayahoodblog.com/my-son-has-a-learning-disability-despite-his-high-iq-heres-how-we-found-out/#comment-37245 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:03:13 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=13833#comment-37245 ]]> So glad you wrote about this! It’s such an important discussion to have. ❤️

]]> By: Maya Fitz https://mayahoodblog.com/my-son-has-a-learning-disability-despite-his-high-iq-heres-how-we-found-out/#comment-37239 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 00:29:09 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=13833#comment-37239 In reply to Sue.

Ah!! Good to know. Thanks for that advice. I didn’t hear about that either.

]]> By: Sue https://mayahoodblog.com/my-son-has-a-learning-disability-despite-his-high-iq-heres-how-we-found-out/#comment-37234 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:32:29 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=13833#comment-37234 This is great info and I’m glad you posted it. It reminds people that there really should be no stigma around an LD. My son, too, has one and he is now in grade 10. I, like you, really advocated for him. I went above and beyond, got him a proper diagnosis through our own private testing and then pressured the board, school etc., to make sure he wasn’t forgotten and received all of the help and tools.

What no one told me was what he would be up against in high school and how the IEP became a real negative for him academically and even socially. Now that I’ve been through it, I’m able to give a full picture of advice to my friends that ask. It’s really important for everyone to know how this will affect your child through his/her whole academic career if your child will stay in public school (not private). Definitely ask your school board how the IEP works in high school. For example, some may not be “allowed” to get a full credit and the teacher will be forced to give an “accommodated” credit, which may not be a real credit. This is one of the hurdles we’ve had to battle. Once you have an IEP on record, there’s no taking it back.

]]> By: Maya Fitz https://mayahoodblog.com/my-son-has-a-learning-disability-despite-his-high-iq-heres-how-we-found-out/#comment-37233 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:31:31 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=13833#comment-37233 ]]> In reply to Lisa P..

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]]> By: Lisa P. https://mayahoodblog.com/my-son-has-a-learning-disability-despite-his-high-iq-heres-how-we-found-out/#comment-37231 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 15:29:59 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=13833#comment-37231 ]]> In reply to Lisa P..

Autocorrect sucks… I meant ”advocates’. 🤣

]]> By: Lisa P. https://mayahoodblog.com/my-son-has-a-learning-disability-despite-his-high-iq-heres-how-we-found-out/#comment-37230 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 15:28:15 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=13833#comment-37230 ]]> Thanks for sharing your experience; it will help other parents who are wondering if their child has a learning disability, too. Your sons are lucky to have such amazing advicates in their corner. ♥️

]]> By: ruth yablonsky https://mayahoodblog.com/my-son-has-a-learning-disability-despite-his-high-iq-heres-how-we-found-out/#comment-37229 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 13:54:32 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=13833#comment-37229 love you all. great family,

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