Learning Disabilities and the Early Years
by Bethann McGaffigan
"Although my son walked at the appropriate age and reached other milestones at the right time I felt that something was not quite right" say Yvette Moran, parent. "His social skills were lacking around other kids. We observed him carefully for a period of time and at age two and a half he was diagnosed with a learning disability." No one knows your child like you do. Trust your instincts and observations. If something "just seems wrong" and your child displays several of the following problems consistently, you might want to consider the existence of a learning disability.
- Problems with following routines or directions
- Fine motor skills slow to develop
- Difficulty rhyming words
- Speaks later than peers
- Problems with pronunciation
- Problems with vocabulary, trouble finding the right word
- Extremely restless and distracted easily
- Trouble with social skills
- Trouble learning colors, shapes, days of week, numbers, alphabet
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