How does one overcome learning disabilities?

Question

I feel like everyone else is so much more capable than I am. I have a terrible memory and I often feel stupid. I want to be more intelligent but what's percieved as intelligence is the ability to retain knowledge and retrieve that knowledge when needed. What's worse is that people think that I'm either absent minded or careless. I'm neither but how can I be successful when my memory is so terrible?

Answer 1

There are several types of learning disabilities.  Have you ever been tested by your school?  What grade are you in?  Your parents should have you tested and it should be by your school and see what your needs are to get the same every otheras every other student.  All of this should be available to you no matter the cost to the school until

your partents are satisfied that they have done everything they can for you.  You can carry a 501 disability plan (dyslexia) with you to college

Answer 2

read a history book that always did help me plus just like me i bet you'll get good grade like myself don't put yourself under pressure there are some things people know and don't know we can't all be the same but hey your'e smart you seem to be a much better speller than i am and don't feel stupid i am sure u are good at things and remember keep postive and smile about the things u accomplish in life take care and good luck hope u find reading exciting !!!

Answer 3

You can learn to overcome your learning disability by:

1. Being a part of your IEP committee and advocating for yourself

2. Learning compensatory strategies to help you remember things (a Speech-Language Pathologist can help you with this) http://www.ldonline.org/article/5736  http://www.cdl.org/resource-library/arti...  http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/learning/memory.ht...

3. Learn more about your learning disability http://www.ldonline.org/indepth

4. Focus on your strengths and accept your weaknesses.  You can learn strategies that won't make your weaknesses seem so bad.

5. Talk with a Speech-Language Pathologist, Audiologist, and Educational Psychologist about the possibility of having a Central Auditory Processing Disorder.  Maybe you are having difficulty processing information which can result in the behaviors you described.

http://www.ldonline.org/article/8056 http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/sp...

Answer 4

Hiya, I have ADHD and Asperger's, and the people that have learning disabilities, seem to be the one that is either smarter or successful in their lives, cuz they believe in themselves, if people are telling you are stupid or something, just don't let them get you down, prove to people and your self you can do it and you will, just don't what you do best and rock everybody's world.

Good luck. x x

you go girl x x

Answer 5

Read

loosing my virginity by richard branson.

He's the guy who owns Virgin.

He's dyslexic