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  • School and Learning

    Test TroubleLearn tips to help your child prepare for a test.

  • Kids

    ADHD Medications, Side Effects, and FamilyOur expert addresses a mother's concerns about ADHD medication and disagreements within the family.

  • School and Learning

    OT Assessed My Child IncorrectlyA mother complains that an OT evaluation did not pick up on her child's handwriting difficulty.

  • Kids

    ADHD and SchoolworkLearn what you can do when you suspect that your child's teacher has given up on him.

  • Kids

    LD Therapy PostponedFind out what you can do when your child's school denies LD therapy due to lack of resources.

  • Family Life

    Discipline in Step-FamiliesIt may be necessary to get all parents and step-parents involved in counseling, if discipline between step-families becomes a problem.

  • School and Learning

    Dyslexia and RetentionA child who is happy, well adjusted, and performing on grade level, even if that is below the class average, should move up with his class.

  • Kids

    ADHD and Classroom PunishmentA 17-year-old with ADHD asks whether the punishment his teacher gives him is fair.

  • Kids

    Information on LDFind resources for educating yourself about learning disabilities.

  • Kids

    ADHD or CAPD?Learn where to start when you're not sure whether your child has ADHD or CAPD.

  • Kids

    ADHD and Special EducationADHD is not listed as a specific learning disability in the law, but there is a way to become eligible to receive services.

  • School and Learning

    Problems with MathWhen you think your child has problems with math and the teacher disagrees, here's what to do.

  • School and Learning

    Directory of Schools for LD StudentsLearn how to find directories for schools that teach children with learning disabilities.

  • School and Learning

    Son Is Not Ready to GraduateA mother disagrees with the administrators of her son's school, who believe he has received a "fair and appropriate public education" and should graduate.

  • Kids

    ADHD, Behavioral Problems, and Failing GradesWhen it seems like your child's problems involve more than ADHD, here's what you need to do.

  • Kids

    Do My Son's School Problems Indicate ADHD?When your child is having problems completing class work and staying at his desk, it may be time to have him checked for ADHD.

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