Health Care, Therapy and Rehabilitation Services: Learning Disabilities
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American Academy of Pediatrics Children's Health Topics: Learning Disabilities offers information on signs to look for to recognize learning disabilities in children and teens and resources for families.
Advances in psychiatric treatment: Comprehensive health care services for people with learning disabilities this article discusses the requirements for meeting the health care needs of people with learning disabilities including the ordinary care and depending on the learning disability the special health care needs.
Essential Learning Institute is a
non-profit organization dedicated to correcting Learning Disabilities. They offer a free download of "EDUCATIONAL THERAPY: A NEW HOPE FOR STRUGGLING STUDENTS." Essential Learning Institute offers a unique and effective program for students with learning difficulties. After attending conventions, software shows and examining numerous educational catalogs, they have found the majority of Learning disability programs focus on reading remediation, tutoring or training. There are very few technologically advanced programs that approach specific areas of educational therapy. A thorough understanding of this information will help you distinguish between Essential Learning Institute�s extensive educational therapy program and most other remediation and tutorial approaches. Many self-help tips and resources on this site, but also computer assessment and programs that require a fee.
Vision Therapies for Learning Disabilities Vision therapy, also referred to as visual training or vision training, is a method attempting to correct or improve presumed ocular disorders, visual processing, and perceptual disorders. The American Optometric Association defines vision therapy as "a sequence of activities individually prescribed and monitored by the doctor to develop efficient visual skills and processing." Visual therapy is considered an alternative or partial part of a comprehensive therapy plan for learning disabilities.
Vision Therapy Stories is a website that offers the success stories of children and adults who have had vision therapy and information and referral on vision therapy providers across the country. Vision Therapy offers the effective evaluation and treatment for improvements for children and adults with
Learning Disabilities, Vision Related Learning Problems and Difficulties Related to Vision. For information see the website or contact The Optometrists Network, ATTN: Rachel Cooper, 93 Bedford Street, Suite 5D, New York, NY 10014.
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Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities: Health People with learning disabilities have a much greater propensity to develop health problems (both physical and mental) when compared with the general population. Research suggests people with learning disabilities are 58 times more likely to die before the age of 50. Respiratory and heart diseases are the leading causes of death for this group, and they are also more likely to have diabetes, sensory impairments, mental health problems or epilepsy. This page includes "Ways to Improve Health" for a person with Learning Disabilities.
Royal College of Nursing: Dignity in Health Care for People with Learning Disabilities understanding one's health and experiencing one's health care and getting it right for people with learning disabilities, includes resources. Although this is geared for the health care worker, it is written from the perspective of the person with a learning disability so it would be very helpful to assist in approaching one's health care worker.
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