Mental health 103: Common signs of learning disabilities

: By Ashlynne Kasper 

Learning disabilities are common in children but it's hard to notice sometimes mainly because of how young children can have a learning disability, sometimes we just mistake it as them being silly or just not paying attention.  

Having a learning disability makes things hard to do like... 

*Math 

*Reading aloud 

*Confusing with basic words (Run, eat, want) 

*Difficulty with handwriting 

*Difficulty making friends 

*Avoids written assignments 

*And unstable pencil or pen grip 

Having a learning disability can make things harder but there are ways you can get help.

How parents can help kids with a learning disability? 

Sometimes you just need to look at the bigger picture. When a parent neglects the fact that their child might have a learning and they're ignoring it can make the kid think that their parents don’t care or don't want them around.

  HelpGuide.org say, “All children need love, encouragement, and support, and for kids with learning disabilities, such positive reinforcement can help ensure that they emerge with a strong sense of self-worth, confidence, and the determination to keep going even when things are tough. " 

When parents don't give their kids the love and care they need, the child can feel like that they’re parents don’t care about their feelings, and it can be expressed in many ways. Some ways are healthy some way arn't that good.

There are so many ways parents can help when kids when they have a learning disability. www.splashlearn.com explains how parents need to reconize the following steps.

*Intervene ealy- Contact your child's doctor when you see early signs.

*Reading aloud- Listening to recorded books can help them devise ways around their diffculties.

*Work closely with the child's school.

*Encorage them- You can encorage them by setting an example when you read.

To sum it all up, a learning disability is common in children by the age of 3. We can mistake it as them being silly as they get older, havin a learning disability can make it hard for them in so many ways. We just need t look at the bigger picture and open our eyes to how things can be. People that have a learning disability shouldent be alne during any time when they need help. If they don't have anyone to help them then it can lead to bad things.