Does anyone think a kid with a learning disability is?

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wasting their time in school? Decades ago I was told I could not do better.Public schools acted like

they did not want you there if you had trouble learning. I have a GED but nothing other and done

OK in life,I make 40K a year. I wanted to do better

in school but why was my desire alone not enough?

I tried to go through Burea vocational rehabilitation

when I was 19 and they told me forget the GED.

Can you understand that?

Answer 1

They are finally studying brain anatomy in relation to  learning. Education is still in the dark ages .

Answer 2

Well it is sad, but even for academic professionals learning disabililties are the great unknown.  I would say don't give up! I'm not sure what your disabillity is, however as a kid with ADHD before anyone knew what that was, I can relate! There are so many programs available to you now to help you to be successsfull in school. Especially for those who would like to pursue a college level education.  If you do your research you can find the right fit for you, besides a school that is willing to give up before they even start, is not the school you want to teach you how to be successful!

Answer 3

Obviously, it depends on the nature and severity of the disability.  Many individuals with Asperger's syndrome do quite well in engineering fields.  However, I wouldn't expect someone with severe dyslexia to become an editor, for example.

In your case, where you can obviously operate a computer, I don't see any reason why you can't get one.

Answer 4

I do understand that.

Dyslexics have traditionally had a hard time in school. Myself, I was called lazy and stupid before diagnosis and told I would never be able to much more than graduate HS after. People without learning disabilities often don't understand the frustration of dyslexia (or any L.D.).

Now schools are better. Educators understand that kids with L.D. can learn and do almost anything with hard work and support. It is still frustrating and difficult for dyslexics, but they can do anything.

It's tragic all the people who have gone through school with the frustration of being undiagnosed.

Answer 5

There are many more resources available to children with learning disabilities now than there used to be. With the proper diagnosis/classification, kids can receive the services they need to succeed in school. Granted, it's not a perfect system- sometimes it takes until high school for a learning problem to even show up. It can be frustrating for a child to go undiagnosed and not receive the services they need.