Sue B. - The medical profession has been referring children with learning disabilities to the educational professionals for a long time. In fact, I have never heard of a doctor curing anyone of learning disabilities. If they don't know how to cure it, its passed to the education professionals. Trouble is, we know that early intervention and small group instruction can and does help many children learn. Unfortunately, cuts to education mean cuts to most remedial programs.

You said, "Visual problems are rarely responsible for learning difficulties." Maybe it means visual accuity is rarely responsible. That means, the patients eyes are OK. There are, however, many problems associated with the transfer of visual information to the brain. Doesn't mean the patient can't see. There may also be problems with the way information is passed from the ear to the brain. That doesn't mean the patient can't hear.

The central nervous system is very complicated and it may not be a problem originating in the brain but in any of the nerve connections leading to the brain.

A psycho-educational assessment will be able to determine your child's strengths and weaknesses. A teacher can then teach according to your child's strengths. Don't give up. Work with the teacher. Do what you can do and support the extra effort that is required of him/her. There is no magical cure.

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