Monday, April 25, 2011

50 Best Learning Disability Blogs

Zen College Life- It is almost impossible to go through life without being touched by somebody with a learning disability. Whether it is one of your own children, a friend´s or colleague´s, or maybe you are studying for a course that will enable you to care for learners with disabilities; you will find practical and helpful information in the list below.

We have tried wherever possible to isolate blogs relating to a specific learning disability, however the “General” section should include something of interest to most to most readers and many of the links are directed to a relevant index or search facility from where you can find the topic in which you need advice.

ADD/ADHD Blogs

ADDitude Blog – One of the most comprehensive blogs under any subject. The site covers of ages of childhood ADHD with valuable resources for parents who feel they are suffering alone.

ADHD Resource Blog – Written by the mother of a teenage son with ADHD, this touching and often funny blog has a generous supply of resources for other parents in a similar situation.

ADD-Me Blog! – First person experiences of living with ADHD and other people´s misconceptions

Disability Support Services – Help for all types of disability with extensive articles written about ADHD achievers

Parent Squad – General help and advice for all parents with extensive database on ADHD issues

Autism Blogs

Facing Autism in New Brunswick – Written an autistic child’s father, this blog includes many touching stories and relevant news items

Autism Blog – Mom of boy with ASD chronicles life with an autistic child and comments on related autism news items

The Joy of Autism – Lecturer and founder of the Autism Acceptance project, Estée Klar, writes about the joy in her life she gets from her autistic son

Left Brain Right Brain – Well established U.K. blog featuring autism news, science and opinion

Adventures in Autism – Mom of autistic child blogs about vaccine news and research on thought provoking site

Cerebral Palsy

Chocolate Cherry Pie – Jill Croft is a mother of two with a B.A. in Psychology, Master´s of Education and a teenage daughter born with cerebral palsy. Read her intriguing blog about life and parenting

Living With Cerebral Palsy – A victim´s own story of growing with cerebral palsy offers advice to parents of other young sufferers

Whispers of Hope – Inspirational writings and news relating to helping families affected by cerebral palsy

Mango Mon – Sources for support in teaching students with cerebral palsy

Paces – advice and support for families supporting children with cerebral palsy through conductive education

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