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Check out the Pulse Smartpen!! This pen is amazing and can be a great tool for any student with a learning disabiilty, especially in the areas of written expression, listening comprehension, or dysgraphia. The pen records what is being said by the instructor as you write. Once the lecture is over, you simply tap your pen anywhere in your notes, and it will play back what the instructor was saying during that part of the lecture.
ADHD is one of the most common behavioral disorders to show itself in childhood, however, children are not the only ones to suffer from this disorder. Adults are finding that they are suffering from the symptoms of this behavioral disorder.
Compared to someone who does not suffer from ADHD, the person who does often finds it difficult to focus on any one task for any length of time without becoming distracted by even the smallest distractions. The ADHD mind struggles with impulsiveness and restlessness.
The CDC estimates that approximately 4.4 million children(4-17 yrs) in schools today suffer from ADHD and are under the care of a physician.
Diagnosis for this behavioral disorder cannot be done in a laboratory with blood work. This behavioral disorder requires observations and interactions with the patient and a specialist, such as the diagnostician at Diagnostic Learning Services.
If you are concerned about yourself or your child, contact your physician and make the call to Diagnostic Learning Services to schedule an evaluation.
It’s 8PM on Wednesday night and your child has just told you, he’s lost the study guide for the test he has to take tomorrow. Both of you are at your wits end! You are frustrated that your disorganized child has lost yet another important assignment for school and your son is simply frustrated with school thinking he is just dumb. You know your child is smart, he just can’t seem to get himself organized. This may be your first indicator that he could have a learning disability.
Now that you’ve decided there could potentially be a problem, what do you do next? Your first call should be to your pediatrician for a referral to a diagnostician for educational testing.
Why hire a private diagnostician? First thing, you have more control over when and how in depth the testing will be. You, as a parent, will play a more significant role in the pretesting process. An independent evaluator may be able to dedicate more time to get to know your child and may be more creative in the ways in which they test your child.
“I recently was testing a very bright 5-year-old who could only pay attention for 10 minutes at a time,” Laura Solomon, a special-education consultant, recently told me. “So we did 10 minutes of testing and five minutes of play. It took us three mornings to finish the tests.”
Dr. Solomon, who has been assessing children for 27 years, said “testing is an art and a science.”
Using a private evaluator often gives you a more in-depth report with suggestions and explanations to their findings, as well as, possible classroom observations to better evaluate your child.
Once you have a report and suggestions for accommodations, you should submit a copy of the report to your school. Your school should accept this report and work to make the necessary accommodations for your student. If you run into problems with your school accepting your evaluation, you have the right to request a hearing with your school board of education, and should bring your attorney along with you for this hearing.
When everything is said and done, this is your child we’re talking about. You have to be his best advocate and insist that he receive the best education in the least restrictive environment possible.
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