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Re: Transitions and Young People With Learning Disabilities
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I was diagnosed when it was still called Hyperactivity disorder, which I believe was the for-runner to ADHD, and Ritalin was an experimental drug.…
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Re: What Is a Learning Disability?
Learning Disability and Learning Difficulty are clinically different diagnoses. Dyslexia is not a learning disability. Learning Disability is a…
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If you are dyspraxic do you qualify for extra time to write GCSE exams? My daughter has had an Ed Psych report done which states she needs an extra…
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