Learning Disabilities

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Knowledge

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Today on the Brain Beat podcast, Dr. Cheryl Silver takes over the mic.  As a pediatric neuropsychologist for the past 40 years, she’s had the opportunity to evaluate children, adolescents, and young adults with learning disabilities throughout the state of Texas.  After graduating from college in 1973 and getting her Phd some years later, Dr. Silver found a deep curiosity in the brains and behaviors of children who struggled to read and do math.  So today, with much experience under her belt, she walks us through the signs of learning disabilities in early childhood, what a learning disability actually is, and, perhaps even more importantly, what it isn’t. There’s a lot more to learning disabilities than just a diagnosis, and Dr. Silver knows that; it’s tedious work to get the care you need for your children, especially when insurance companies don’t consider private evaluations as medical care.  With that said, she provides advice on accessible treatment and accommodations for those with specific disabilities and lauds the brain for its adaptability and resilience.  So join Dr. Silver for this incredibly informative episode of Brain Beat and continue to learn about the immense intricacies of the brain that can impact our learning. The Finer Details of This Episode: <ul><li>What is a learning disability</li><li>Early signs of learning disabilities</li><li>Legal definitions of disabilities</li><li>Getting a diagnosis</li><li>Treatment and accommodations </li><li>The brain’s resilience </li></ul> Quotes:  “A learning disability is usually thought of as a specific problem in learning; you might say a narrow problem in learning in a person who otherwise has good intelligence.”“It sounds pretty specific, and that it should stand out to parents among other areas where the child seems to be developing normally and otherwise competent.”“Learning disabil

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