Learning Disabilities and Communication: How One Family Made It Work
First, daughter Selena was diagnosed with dyscalculia, a math-related learning disability. Then Selena's younger brother, Marcos, was identified as having dyslexia, dyscalculia and ADHD. In...
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Our family, we didn't really have a lot of good communication. None of us were really great at, kind of saying what our needs were. We were all stepping on each other's boundaries. I was still younger so I didn't really understand why people were doing things and certain emotions were in the house. As we learned how ADHD can manifest, we were able to name it and address it. We had to learn how to become better communicators. Express our needs and be clear about them, before we get angry. My name is Elena Guzman. My family and I live in Madison, Wisconsin. We have two children with learning and attention issues. My oldest daughter was diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety, and dyscalculia at an early age. My son was diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalcul...
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Our family, we didn't really have a lot of good communication. None of us were really great at, kind of saying what our needs were. We were all stepping on each other's boundaries. I was still younger so I didn't really understand why people were doing things and certain emotions were in the house. As we learned how ADHD can manifest, we were able to name it and address it. We had to learn how to become better communicators. Express our needs and be clear about them, before we get angry. My name is Elena Guzman. My family and I live in Madison, Wisconsin. We have two children with learning and attention issues. My oldest daughter was diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety, and dyscalculia at an early age. My son was diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalcul...
