| You have to deal with a number of issues if you have | | | | You need to find the balance between having a |
| a learning disability, even if that disability was diagnosed | | | | disability and changing your goals. You do need to |
| in the childhood. The issues will be different and many | | | | know your limitations but at the same time there is no |
| more in adulthood than they were in your childhood | | | | reason for you not to live a full and happy life. You |
| years. Hence you will have to find new ways to cope | | | | should be able to enjoy relationships and being a |
| with these challenges and issues posed by the learning | | | | parent, even with your learning disability. |
| disability. | | | | There are several things that you can do to make |
| As you grow older you'll have many life events that | | | | your life as a parent with a learning disability easier for |
| occur and change the way you need to handle your | | | | both you and your children. You want to reduce the |
| disability. You'll want to get married, have children, and | | | | amount of stress and worry that your family |
| be a productive part of society. To be successful in life | | | | experiences as a result of your inability to comprehend |
| you'll need to learn how to manage your disability in | | | | some basic things, such as time management. |
| way that allows you to flourish and be successful. | | | | One helpful technique is to keep a calendar in a |
| Learning disabilities come in many forms, but usually | | | | prominent place such as the kitchen or other room you |
| affect how a person thinks, talks, hears, reads and | | | | frequent. You can note the times and dates that your |
| writes. These problems impact how you process | | | | children have to be certain places. This will give you a |
| thoughts and perform tasks such as mathematics. | | | | strong visual aid and help keep you from missing |
| Since we use these skills everyday, you will have to | | | | appointments and pick-up times. |
| find ways of coping with daily tasks. | | | | Keep your home as organized as possible so that |
| Many times you'll find that people don't understand how | | | | when you need to find something it will be in a |
| to deal with a person that has a learning disability. | | | | permanent location inside your home. This ensures that |
| They'll become angry and frustrated as they try to | | | | you don't spend unnecessary time searching for |
| explain something to you that you're unable to | | | | something that you need since this can often lead to |
| compute without a little bit of extra time and attention. | | | | your frustration and anger. |
| If you're in an educational environment you many find | | | | Even though it can be difficult, strive to remain calm |
| yourself not completing courses that you need to | | | | and patient, even when things aren't going your way. |
| further your education and career because of this | | | | All people have bad days at times, so try not to blame |
| frustration. | | | | every problem on your learning disability. |