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Our six-year-old son has moderate to severe CAPD and a language processing disorder. He attends language therapy and enjoys it very much. I think he knows there is something different about him. His twin brother does not have any learning disabilities.
How much should I tell him about his LD? What should I tell him? He's a very smart boy with an IQ of 116, but has a very difficult time understanding spoken language. He learns better by doing hands-on projects and working at the computer.
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There's an excellent book by Dr. Mel Levine called All Kinds of Minds that uses brief stories about individual kids to explain how everyone's mind is different. I have found it very useful to use with kids. There's also an audiotape available of Dr. Levine reading the book.
I don't know of any computer program or non-verbal presentation of learning disabilities that would be appropriate for a young child.