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Mental Health Week: The Link Between Learning Disabilities and Mental Health

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young | Posted 05.08.2013 | Canada Living
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Barbara Arrowsmith-Young

2013-05-06-MentalHealthBannerfinal.jpg Our discussion of learning disabilities is a mental health issue. I was born with severe learning disabilities. By my twenties I had tried to commit suicide more than once. What saved my life was research that taught me there was a neurological cause to my confusion: parts of my brain were underperforming

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What if Video Games Are Actually Good for our Kids?

Robert Whent | Posted 05.16.2012 | Canada
Read More: Playstation, Cognitive, Education, Add, Wii, Learning Disabilities, Adhd, Babies, Video Games, Xbox, Nintendo, Kindergarten, Canada News
Robert Whent

I wasn't a particularly good student when I was a kid. In grade school, I had a lot of problems with math, and to a lesser extent reading and writing. It didn't matter how much I tried, I just couldn't get it. I couldn't seem to grasp concepts that most of my friends seemed to understand easily.

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How Tablets Can Help Your Child's Learning Disability

Robert Whent | Posted 05.06.2012 | Canada
Read More: Autism, Living With Autistic Children, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Ipad, Tablet, Canada News
Robert Whent

While certainly not a cure, technology's ability to create differentiated learning environments and to create exciting simulations and virtual environments will go a long way in helping children with learning disabilities succeed.

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How NDP Leadership Hopeful Dewar Overcame Dyslexia

CP | Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.26.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - He may not have Winston Churchill's gift for oratory, Ludwig van Beethoven's musical genius, Albert Einstein's Nobel prize or Bill Gates' bil...

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