Helpful Links

The Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky, Inc. is proving the links below to help parents, educators, and individuals with learning disabilities find helpful resources that can be better served. Looking for information you cannot find here, contact us at LDAofKY@yahoo.com.

TESTING/ ASSESSMENT RESOURCES

University of Louisville psychologists are making ADHD evaluations more accessible and affordable for Louisville area families.

With the aid of a grant from the WHAS Crusade for Children, Paul Rosen, an associate professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Science and ADHD Specialist, has initiated the UofL ADHD Evaluation Service. This service will provide children ages 6-17 years with ADHD evaluations. The testing will be offered on a sliding scale with fees for most families ranging from $10-$100.

Click here to view the UofL News article and to make an appointment for an evaluation please visit the UofL ADHD Evaluation Services website

LD ONLINE RESOURCES

Interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children: LD Online

LEGAL RESOURCES

Got a question about your rights? Here is a great place to start: Wright's Law

LEARNING/ TEACHING RESOURCES

Please watch and listen to a short video presentation by Dr. Beatriz Pacheco which discusses how 21st century learners process information: Digital Learning In The 21st Century

This video also by Dr. Beatriz Pacheco highlights the importance of vocabulary development in children and offers suggestions for parents who are working with their children at home during the Covid-19 pandemic: Importance of Vocabulary Building in Closing Learning Gaps

Dr. Beatriz Pacheco explains in this video why it may be so challenging to teach your child from home and provides suggestions to help strengthen neural pathways while students are removed from traditional classroom experiences: Brain Based Learning in the 21st Century- by Dr. Beatriz Pacheco

Online resource for parents homeschooling children with learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADD, or ADHD: Learning Abled Kids

Provides information about Word Finding, a serious language deficit for many children, adolescents, and adults: Word Finding

Good advice for when working with students with disabilities: Disabled Travelers

Companion site to the PBS special on learning differences and disabilities. Includes information and resources for parents: Misunderstood Minds

Describes some underlying causes of dysgraphia including sequencing problems, ADHD, and auditory and visual processing weaknesses: Dysgraphia: What it Is and What it Isn't

Dysgraphia: Example stories, causes, and help: Handwriting Help for Children

Information about dyscalculia, its symptoms, dyscalculia resources, hints for effective teaching and the Dyscalculia International Consortium: Dyscalculia.org