If you’re worried, don’t wait

If you suspect that your child’s learning difficulties may require special assistance, please do not delay in finding support. The sooner you move forward, the better your child’s chances for reaching his or her full potential.

earning disabilities look very different from one child to another. One child maystruggle with reading and spelling, while another loves books but can’t understandmath. Still another child may have difficulty understanding what others are sayingor communicating out loud. The problems are very different, but they are alllearning disorders.It’s not always easy to identify learning disabilities. Because of the widevariations, there is no single symptom or profile that you can look to as proof of a problem. However, some warning signs are more common than others at differentages. If you’re aware of what they are, you’ll be able to catch a learning disorder early and quickly take steps to get your child help.The following checklist lists some common red flags for learning disorders.Remember that children who don’t have learning disabilities may still experiencesome of these difficulties at various times. The time for concern is when there is aconsistent unevenness in your child’s ability to master certain skills