This page is to promote the awareness of ADD/ADHD and Learning Disabilities! The information provided below is just that -- information. Always consult with a professional to determine if your child has ADD/ADHD or a Learning Disability.
1. Often fidgets with hands or feet. Often squirms in seat.
2. Can't stay seated.
3. Has difficulty waiting turns in group situations.
4. Often blurts our answers to questions before they have been completed.
5. Doesn't listen well. Has trouble following instructions - especially complex questions.
6. Is easily distracted.
7. Shifts quickly from one activity to another.
8. Has difficulty playing quietly.
9. Often talks excessively. Often interrupts others.
10. Often loses things necessary for activities at home or at school.
11. Engages in activities without thinking of the consequences.
AD-IN Attention Deficit Information Network
475 Hillside Avenue
Needham, MA 02194
(617) 455-9895
(617) 444-5466 (Fax)
adin@gis.net
C.H.A.D.D. - Canada
1376 Bank Street, Suite 214
Ottawa, ON K1H 1B3 CANADA
(613) 731-1209
(613) 257-1563 (Fax)
C.H.A.D.D. - USA
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(800) 233-4050
(954) 587-3700
(954) 587-4599 (Fax)
CHADD-USA WEB PAGE
national@chadd.org
The ADHD Challenge
P.O. Box 2277
W. Peabody, MA 01960-7277
(800) 233-2322
(508) 535-3276 (Fax)
Koplow@grs.net
National ADD
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(800) 487-2282 (Voice Mail)
(440) 350-9595
(440) 350-0223 (Fax)
NATIONAL ADD WEB PAGE
NATLADDA@aol.com
ADDHelpline
ADD Solutions for Teachers and Parents
ADHD - A Guide for Parents
ADD/ADHD - Books, Resources, Research, Kids, Support, etc.
ADD/ADHD With or Without LD
C.H.A.D.D.: For Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders - A wealth of information here!
Cloister Creek - Serving Students with Learning Disabilities, Language Disorders, & ADD - 14-28 Years Old
Learning Disability Association of America
Learning Strengths in the Midst of Learning Disabilities
Materials on ADD and Related Disorders
Parenting Children with Attention Deficit Disorder
Resources for the Learning Disabled Community
School Psychology Resources Online
SNOW Resources - ADD/ADHD Resources
Support Groups for ADD
The ADD/ADHD/LD Community - Lots of Great Stuff Here!
The ADD Clinic - Diagnosis & Treatment - Lots of Info Here!
The Instant Access Treasure Chest
LDA of America
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
(412) 341-1515
(412) 341-8077
(412) 344-0224 (Fax)
LDA OF AMERICA WEBPAGE
Idanat@usaor.net
LDA of Canada
323 Chapel Street, Suite 200
Ottawa, ON K1N 7Z2 CANADA
(613) 238-5721
(613) 235-5391 (Fax)
Idactaac@fox.nstn.ca
National Center for Learning Disabilities
381 Park Avenue South, Suite 1401
New York, NY 10016
(888) 575-7373 (Information)
(212) 545-7510
(212) 545-9665 (Fax)
NCLD WEBPAGE
Parents of Gifted/Learning Disabled Children, Inc.
2420 Eccleston Street
Silver Spring, MD 20902
(301) 986-1422
(301) 929-9304 (Fax)
spyker@pipeline.com
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
200 Park Avenue S., Suite 816
New York, NY 10003
(212) 677-4650
(212) 254-4070 (Fax)
resourcesnyc@prodigy.net
The Invisible Handicap...Learning Disabilities
The below are handouts from the Learning Disability Association of CNY. For more information on learning disabilities call or contact:
Learning Disabilities Association of CNY
722 West Manlius Street
East Syracuse, NY 13057
(315) 432-0665
Albert Einstein had a learning disability. So did Agatha Christie, Winston Churchill, Thomas Edison. So do Bruce Jenner, Lindsay Wagner, Cher and Greg Louganis. They overcame their handicaps to achieve success and personal recognition. So can others if they receive help in time. About 8 million Americans, including 3 to 5 percent of the nation's school age population have learning disabilities. It affects one out of six American families.
Learning disabilities are a complex and permanent disorder. What we can say about all forms of LD is that it interferes with the ability of normally intelligent people to understand and to perform in the world around them. If you have a learning disability, you might experience:
You do not outgrow learning disabilities. However, those with a learning disability can be helped by compensatory training to achieve their full potential.One serious consequence of learning disabilities is that the young people can do poorly in school unless they are helped. They tend to drop out of school and fall into a range of anti-social behaviors.They also tend to have very low self-esteem which is often reinforced daily. The mental abuse suffered is even more damaging than the disability itself.A study by the Association for children with Learning Disabilities (ACLD) found that as few as 55 hours of proper instruction led to dramatic academic improvement.
Learning Disabilities -- A Fact Sheet
A learning disability is a permanent disorder which effects the way individuals with normal or above intelligence receive, store, organize, retrieve and use information.
A learning disability is commonly recognized in children and adults as deficits in one or more of the following areas:
A learning disability is often inconsistent. It may present problems one day, but not another. It may cause problems through only one phase of a person's schooling or in one specific academic area.A learning disability is FRUSTRATING! Persons with learning disabilities not only have to deal with functional limitations but also have "to prove" the invisible disability which may be as handicapping as paraplegia.When persons do not receive the appropriate academic program, they experience academic failure and poor self-esteem. It is common for LD students to drop out of school or to be passed through the system, never mastering the skills necessary for academic success and post secondary training for employment.
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