Learning Disabilities: How to support your teen

SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THE STRUGGLE…

So you’re a little confused about learning differences/disabilities? We do a rough breakdown of Dyslexia and ADHD in this Tips on Teens video. But if you’re wondering what you can do to support your kid with learning disabilities it’s not all that different from how we always suggest you support your child.

Your teen with learning differences needs you to be patient and emotionally supportive. He or she needs to know at all times that you love them and you’re in their corner. Find a way to make them remember: your relationship with them is way bigger and goes beyond the circumstances of their learning struggles. 

CONNECTION IS QUEEN

Be sure to spend quality time with them. It’s possible for your kid to be deeply loved, but not feel loved. You can overcome this by connecting with them through doing things together that they like doing. This shows your kid that you enjoy them.

For kids struggling with learning, emotional well being impacts everything. A strong connection with you will help them overcome.

“My teenage son is being tested for dyslexia. I don’t understand. How can he be dyslexic if he doesn’t mix up letters? The school may also want him tested for ADD and ADHD. What are these conditions and what should we do if he does in fact have one of these learning differences?”

“My teenage son is being tested for dyslexia. I don’t understand. How can he be dyslexic if he doesn’t mix up letters? The school may also want him tested for ADD and ADHD. What are these conditions and what should we do if he does in fact have one of these learning differences?”