Monthly Archives: January 2011

The puzzler diagnosis…Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NVLD)

You’re a teacher. A girl in your class stands too close when she talks to classmates and speaks too loudly. She doesn’t understand anyone’s jokes.  She is forever getting lost finding her classrooms even though she has been in this school for …

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Is There A Dyslexia Spectrum?

 Most people think of dyslexia as a visual reading disorder, because letters or words can appear reversed.  But that’s only half the story.  Many children with dyslexia also have challenges with auditory processing and memory.  The child’s ear responds to …

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