I Think My Dog Has A Learning Disability?
Ha ha ha ha. You're too funny. My cat has a disability as well, it likes to hump my leg whenever it gets a chance. Obviously I don't mind being humped by a cat, i don't mind being humped by anything! Maybe you and the dog should get some love time going on :)
Can my child get ssi disability for learning disability and Speech & Language impairment?
I have a 8 year son who I noticed he was ver delayed when he was 2 years old. He was different than other 2 years old. It didn't concern me cause I thought maybe he'll grow out of it. In 2007 he started Kindergarten and that was when I was worry abut my son. At age 5 he didn't speak a word other than mommy. After 2 months in Kindergarten his teacher put in a referral. My son was tested by his school speech and language therpy. His test scores were so bad that he was put into speech and language therpy for help. In 2009 my son was tested by a phycologist at his school since he wasn't doing well in school. The test came back with a learning disability. My son have a hard time remembering things that are said to him. His test came back very weak on auditory processing, others were very weak too but they focused on auditory processing since that was weaker out of the rest. My son is also getting occupational therapy at his school. His ipe listed learning disability & Speech and language impairment. Right now he is still getting speech and language therpy, occupational therapy, and RSP at his school.
Can my child receive SSI if he has a Learning Disability?
Yes, but just like with adults, it can be a long process. Make sure you get all the documentation you need from the doctor who diagnosed your child and any other doctors who know about your childs learning disability before visiting the social security office. Oh and it depends on the learning disability and all that is involved with it and if they have to go to a specialist of some sort. It is possible to get SSI though, but again, just like with adults, they could turn it down, not thinking it is bad enough to issue SSI. Good Luck.
Does my dog have a learning disability?
As someone who has taught both kids and dogs for decades, I can tell you that this is a familiar story. Everybody seems to have one child or one dog that learns lickety-split, never has a tantrum, and is cheerful, too boot! And then there is The Other One. :-) Think of it this way -- maybe your girl is the unusual one. You didn't tell us details about how you practiced the behaviors, and made sure the dogs knew them in every situation and circumstance, despite distractions, etc. But most dogs need a whole, big, honkin' lot of that -- they can't be counted on to generalize. They often are very focused on a thousand little details of what is going on around them, and you don't realize that there are lots of stimuli that they think are the cue to do or not do something. It could be that your male didn't get as much generalization practice as he needed, and your female was so quick to apply what she learned in one setting to others that she made you feel he should be keeping up. Even the best of dog owners (and parents!) can get spoiled to the ideal, and begin thinking it's the norm. One of the things that happens with good teachers and trainers is that an automatic "adjust to this student" gear kicks in. If you love teaching, that's part of the fun. But teaching large numbers, rather than one's own 2-3 kids or dogs, is part of what helps that gear develop. It's harder to think that way when you only have two (littermates, no less!) to compare. But, it's never too late -- try going back to square one with some stuff with the boy, and see what happens!
My fiance and I both have a learning disability. Will our children inherit what we have?
That depends. Has either of you been told a reason for your learning disability? Do either of you have parents or siblings with the same disability? It's possible that your difficulties are heritable, but LDs are also associated with other factors that are not heritable. Was either of you a premature baby? LDs are seen in a higher percentage of premature babies than in non-premature babies, and also in babies who were not premature, but were very small for gestational age-- in other words, full-term babies who weighed less than 5.5lbs. Did either of your mothers smoke or drink while pregnant? those are also factors that are associated with learning disabilities (don't blame your mothers, though, because if you are old enough to marry now, the chances are that your mothers did not know the risks of these things when they were pregnant).Whether or not you have siblings, aunts or uncles, cousins, or other relatives you know of with learning disabilities is the most telling, though. If they do not seem to be present in any other people in your family, then the chances are that they are not genetic. However-- even if they are, they are not absolutely genetic: for example, a smoking mother could cause low-for-gestational-weight followed by LDs in all her children. Therefore, there could be a familial connection that is not genetic.Of course, some genetic syndromes are spontaneous mutations that have never shown up in a family before, but can still be passed down to children. They usually produce more obvious symptoms than a single LD, though.There are genetic counselors you can visit who can advise you on your individual situation better than someone on the internet, and can even do tests to finds out whether either of you has a known genetic syndrome with variable expression, and maybe has a mild version, but a child could have a more serious version. That is the main thing you need to worry about. Even then, it is still your decision whether to have a child. No one knows your lives better than you do and what it is like growing up with your particular disability.
Getting GED with learning disability?
Contact your local Vocational Rehabilitation and community colleges to see what kinds of programs they offer. Vocational Rehab would work with you perhaps based on your disability and educational status. However, they may require you to be retested. They should provide the testing at no cost. Some of their training programs are quite good. One of my former students with a learning disability and ADHD became a certified electrician courtesy of Voc Rehab. He's probably making more than me right now. Community colleges often have programs that help you finish school or earn your GED at little or no cost to you. Training programs may also be available. Don't wait too long for these programs since some may require you to complete financial aid forms and this is the best time of year for you to do it. PS I bet you can complete the GED with ease, based on your writing. Basic Algebra is all you need. There are pre-tests available at the places I listed above. It shouldn't take you long. :) Best wishes to your bright future!
If you have an IEP does that mean you have a learning disability?
In the risk of sounding also like a mom (like another person here has said) realize that an IEP is in your favor, it will help you. I did NOT have an IEP growing up (being pre 504 law for mainstreaming) and wasn’t diagnosed with my learning disabilities until well after high school age and in college at age 28. It would have helped. The purpose of an IEP (which does not get disclosed to other kids by the way) is to make sure your teachers, the counselors and principals all are working towards the same goal; giving you the best chance of success in graduating and helping you towards your goals, whatever they may be. For my daughter who is severely dyslexic, getting her tested and getting an IEP took an act of GOD. We had to switch school districts, threaten lawsuits, just so she could get some kind of help in the schools. So when the other person on here said “you’re lucky to have it, “ isn’t joking, you’re are extremely lucky.Feeling like an outsider (and believe you me, though out school years not only did I feel, and my daughter did too feel like an outsider, the idea of identifying or even recognizing my disabilities was a KISS OF DEATH, and I would have rather been thought of as a ‘class clown’ or anything else to hide behind, then being ‘disabled’ which is thought of as being DUMB) comes with the territory. But once I realized that EVERYONE felt like an outsider in high school I was just glad to no longer have to focus on someone finding out about my disabilities (cerebral palsy, etc).No one focused on my goals, whatever it was I wanted in school. If I had had the possibility of an IEP, I might have had some guidance counseling, but no. It was feeling LOST the whole time. My daughter ended up getting her GED, she had her focus on art, got good guidance towards her area of focus, and got the heck out of there. The IEP wasn’t the problem, it was the school’s placing endless undue stress on us, on her to take classes that she didn’t need.So in the end, it’s important to work with what you’ve got. If the teachers aren’t doing their end, or if your parent’s are understanding what your needs are, this is the time NOW to sit down with them conference style and get everyone on the same page. My absolute best to you, really. Get the skills you need now, it only gets harder later.