LD Blog

Over on EBDBlog I posted an entry about a story recounting the use of theater to help children with Autism prepare for religious ceremonies. The reporter, James Ricci, has the following paragraph that serves as one of the indicators of the children’s success.

Over time, the initial goal of trying to “get him into our world” for 30 seconds of a two-hour period expanded to the point where, at 13 1/2 , he attends a full day of middle school mainstream classes, augmented by two classes for the learning disabled.

Of course, one of the things that caught my attention about the article was this confusion of Autism and Learning Disabilities. It’s an old hobby-horse I ride, I know, but it’s a never-ending concern. Check the “not LD” category to see other instances of this confusion.

Link to Mr. Ricci’s story.