<p>Hi! A bunch of parents are trying to get an LD (learning disabilities) forum on these boards. I think its a great idea. Unfortunately, this request was quickly moved to the "Community and Forum Issues" and I think the request has gone unnoticed, as many of us never check that board. So if you think an LD forum would be helpful, please sign on either here or visit us on the Community and Forum Issues Board so we can let the Moderators know that this is a needed discussion thread. Thanks.</p>
<p>i think its a great idea</p>
<p>oops, nevermind</p>
<p>I have brought this thread to the attention of the Moderators for consideration.</p>
<p>Thank you JEM.</p>
<p>Hi, I posted the original message and would like to reiterate how important and valuable I think such a forum could be. I just posted an LD related question on PSAT accomodations on this forum,and learned a great deal from the responses I received, but I don't want to flood the Parents' Forum with questions that are not really of interest to the bulk of participants. (But, hey, I will if I have to...) Moderators, please consider adding an LD/ADHD/physical challenges board.</p>
<p>If such a forum was to be created, what would you suggest it be called, so it would be clear what the purpose is but not offend anyone or leave anyone out?</p>
<p>This is an excellent idea. My fifth child has been diagnosed with a minor learning disability, and I'm sure that there are many others out there as well. I would definitely like to see this become a reality. </p>
<p>~berurah</p>
<p>Yes, it is a great idea. My youngest has a learning challenge also. It would be very helpful to share and also hear from others who have gone through this.</p>
<p>I'm not the parent of an LD child, but I think it is an excellent idea.
There are many issues related to LD both in high school, in standardized testing and in college. Ditto for ADHD.</p>
<p>Physical challenges presented their own problems as Wolfpiper demonstrated, as regards access, accommodation, layout of campus, etc...</p>
<p>Because of its reach I think CC could be used as a springboard not only for parents seeking individual solutions for their own children, but for advocating on behalf of all children for changes in the way standardized tests are structured and administered. Changes that would be of greatest benefit to LD children would also benefit non-LD children. I am thinking, for example of the intellectual whiplash effect on all students of the switching back and forth between the verbal and the math portions of the SAT.</p>
<p>I also agree that an LD forum is an excellent idea--and if we interpret "LD" as "learning differences" rather than just "learning disability," then all children have LD's to some extent or other.</p>
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Changes that would be of greatest benefit to LD children would also benefit non-LD children. I am thinking, for example of the intellectual whiplash effect on all students of the switching back and forth between the verbal and the math portions of the SAT.
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<p>Actually, I guess this is yet another example of learning differences. </p>
<p>I was recently talking to a student who took the SAT I's last month (no diagnosed LD's and did extremely well on all three sections) and she had remarked that she really liked the breaks from switching subjects back and forth. She felt that she might get "mathed-out," for example, if she had been required to take all four math sections (including an experimental section) consecutively, but said that she found it relatively relaxing going back and forth between different subjects, "to give different parts of her mind a rest."</p>
<p>After realizing this about herself, she decided that she would take this insight about how she does on tests into account in scheduling her SAT Subject tests.</p>
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After realizing this about herself, she decided that she would take this insight about how she does on tests into account in scheduling her SAT Subject tests.
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<p>To clarify what I meant, I'll give an example--instead of taking math and physics seriatim, break them up by taking literature or history in between those two.</p>
<p>To keep it short, I'd agree with "Learning Differences" as a name for the forum, with the understanding that this was meant to be inclusive, and that other challenges with an impact on learning and school performance had a place there. (Meanwhile, my LD kid is in the middle of finals and his extra time allotment has proved insufficient for advanced science, and is about to be insufficient for math. The questions of whether to stay in an honors track where the amount of time he's given may result in his getting lower grades simply because he can't complete the long exams without more extra time and not because he doesn't comprehend the material is very much on my mind. I would really like to have a place on CC to discuss this with parents who are also going through it, or have successfully dealt with it....)</p>
<p>What about something like "Learning Differences and Challenges"? That would encompass both LD/ADHD and physical challenges. </p>
<p>I'll be spending the next year shepherding my ADHD kid through his senior year and finding a college where he'll be happy and succeed (and onward into life!), and would be thrilled to have a place here to discuss those challenges with others who have been there and understand. Not everyone does.</p>
<p>Learning Differences and Challenges is even better.</p>
<p>That's a great name - Now all we need is the Forum. This could also include kids who are truly struggling with standardized tests. I have characterized my own kids problem with the SAT as being due to learning style differences. If there was one place to read about all these issues, I think it would be of great value to many parents.<br>
I am not going to be around these boards much longer as d # 2 is graduating, but I do think this Forum would be helpful to the class of 2011 and those who follow. Good luck to you all.
Marny</p>
<p>Marny
Don't be surprised if you do stick around. CC is addictive. Even tho my child doesn't have an LD, its a question I am asked about by others. People want to know how a child qualifies, and what colleges are especially nice (like Emerson in Boston). Also, rarely does one find a forum to discuss educational needs and trends. Once one has been helped thru responders on CC, one tends to stick around and help others.</p>
<p>I like Learning Differences and Challenges -- It sounds nice.</p>
<p>Another board I am on has a forum entitled "Special Needs" and no one ever seems offended by the title and it is an active forum (it is mainly for discussing these same issues in homeschooling)</p>
<p>I know cc is addictive!! I plan on lurking and maybe responding to those areas that I know best (NY schools & my hatred of SAT's). But I don't think I will be as involved as I was. Things change- even in the school admission process and things that held true 3 years ago when d # 1 was applying is different today. So the info and experiences I have may be outdated.
When I stopped smoking 30+ years ago, I went the cold turkey route. I am hoping that I do not have to go the same way in breaking my addiction to cc.</p>
<p>I have an ADHD/OCD kid--I assume that combination, which is not uncommon at all-would also be under the purview of this new Forum?</p>