Question abt learning disabilities?

Question

My neice is 8 and she is having problems learning spelling, reading and math. I learned how to read when I was 5 and how to spell when I was 6. I have a learning disability and I was wanting to ask Can children have learning disabilities b/c their parents are divorced or b/c someone in the family has a learning disability and maybe that ran in the family to them? What do you think?

Answer 1

genetic and environmental factors can effect a child's abilities. The proper learning environment is often tough to find in stressful double income homes of today let alone when problems in the relationship occur. The best way to really eliminate all doubt is to seek out a psychologist who specializes in testing children for learning disabilities. These professionals are not interested in putting all kids on meds like a lot of people think. They are usually tops in their fields at determining the best path to take with a struggling youngster. You may find that a little tutoring will fix the problem. Some kids are slow starters. Push to have her tested. Then see what the outcome is. Best of luck with her in the future.

Answer 2

learning disability is not any type of deases which your child would inherit As far as i know only deases are inherited by the next generation .every one have different capability of learning. Some are fast learner n some are slow learner.

Answer 3

both!   if you got learning disabilties then it  could run into the next gen. and if her parents are divorced it can also effect on her learning skills too.

Answer 4

This is a tough issue. First of all, you must realize there are degrees of learning disabilities, and yes, environment plays a part. There is something else to consider-- not all children learn at the same pace, whether they have learning disabilities or not. "Typical" children don't all learn to read at 5 and spell at 6.

Realizing this, it is hard to determine if the break up in the family unit is truly to blame for this. I would feel safe saying it might have made a bad situation worse for the child, who might not understand what's happening and why. Many "typical" children don't understand that divorce isn't their fault, it's an issue b/t the adults who don't know how to compromise.

Genetics is another issue.  I personally believe genetics play a role in learning disabilities. My child has autism. Where did it come from?  Well, the answer is completely known. I believe genetics were a part of the equation, not the whole of it.

So, what you might have is a child who is stressed out and has a family history of learning disabilities. However, there are other factors to consider. Does the child have a teacher willing to work with her and her disabilities, or does the teacher think, well, she'll only get this far and I'm not wasting my time?  Teachers play a HUGE role. My child had a teacher last year and the woman was afraid to make my child mind. She had constant problems. She set the "bar" too "low" and my child never exceeded it. This year, the teacher pushes for excellence and modifies the grading, but expects the behavior to be the same or close to the same as the rest of the class. She's having minimal trouble from my child.

Other factors to consider... did you take medicine to help you with your learning disability?  ( example, if you had ADD or ADHD, did you take adderall, while you were in school?)... did you get therapy to help with your mood swings if that was part of your disability?  ( my child does BOTH meds and therapy--and is showing great improvement.)  

There's a lot to think about when trying to figure out what the cause of the lack of learning.  I hope this helps. also, I forgot to mention, does this child have an IEP?  This is also HUGE. It tells school staff how to work with the child and how to help the child and what to expect from the child. If the child is meeting the goals, have another meeting and raise the "bar".. and keep raising it as long as the child as can meet the goals.

Answer 5

Every one is different and will learn different skills at different times. No two people are the same. I think upbringing can have an effect if the child is traumatised or insecure but on the whole I don't believe the beakdown of the parents marriage should affect their learning capacity. If some one else in the family has a learning disability it could be hereditary but without knowing what the disability is it is impossible to know. Most of the time these children just need a little more help and will learn at their own speed but eventually they catch up with every one else.