Lisa Flischler, who blogs at Letters from Lisa, dropped a comment on one of my fav sites (Liz Ditz’s I Speak of Dreams) inviting folks to send her links about resources written by individuals with Learning Disabilities. Follow this link to see the invitation. From there you can work backwards to Lisa’s blog (or go there directly).
Archive for January, 2007
Writing in the Missoula (MT, US) Missoulian on 8 January 2007, Rob Granger provided a feature story about dyslexia that provided a reasonably sensible account of the condition. Despite a couple of bumps, Mr. Granger got a lot right.
Paul Sanchez, whom loyal readers will recognize as the solo in Soloride and the wisher in 8Wishes, has posted his fund-raising video. You can contribute simply by watching it here.
Eric Bjerstedt is a tutor for PrepMe, which is a relatively new college-entry test-preparation company that does more than many of its competitors. In a blog on the PrepMe site, Mr. Bjerstedt promises to disclose valuable tips for overcoming his own disabilities.
I’m a third-year linguistics concentrator at the University of Chicago. I was diagnosed with ADD and Tourette Syndrome at the age of eight. Over time, I have learned to deal with these disabilities without medication and want to share my thoughts so that others may benefit as well.
I recently had an article published in ADDitude Magazine entitled “When ADD Meets the SAT” and over the course of the next few weeks, I will be sharing my tips.
Link to the PrepMe blog where one can follow along as Mr. Bjerstedt explains his tips or to the first entry from which I’ve quoted here.
Please come out and play. This is national de-lurking week, an effort developed by Sheryl over at PaperNapkin (though she isn’t participating this year), and I want to take the opportunity to encourage readers to comment on this blog.
Another not-LD
Emma, who blogs as “WheelchairPrincess,” weighed in on the hot topic about the child named Ashley whose parents elected to have growth attenuation treatments to keep her (Ashley) physically undeveloped. Like other entries on WheelchairPrincess, this particular entry is a thoughtful and personal observation on the issues involved in the Ashley story. But, it includes a choice of words that perpetuates the idea that Learning Disabilities is a generic term, not the specific disability identified in US (and other countries’) laws. WheelchairPrincess wrote, “The short version is that Ashley X is 9 years old and has profound physical and learning disabilities.”
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