Treatment for Learning Disorders Is Worth It

According to the private educational psychologist we hired, our son was “insufficiently tested to appropriately identify his disabilities.” Therefore, the two years he had spent in the district’s program had not addressed his language processing disorder at all.

This we discovered at the beginning of 5th grade. He was falling further behind in school each year, even though he is very bright.

I began to educate myself on the subject of learning disorders, and we decided to have him assessed by a private educational psychologist. We followed her recommendations and provided him with the appropriate outside language and educational therapies. It has taken a great deal of time, effort and money, but I feel it has all been worth it; his SAT reading comprehension scores nearly doubled after just five months of language therapy. Apparently, the school district agrees, since they are reimbursing us for his therapies.

Children with untreated learning disorders frequently develop behavioral problems and drug abuse problems; many drop out of school. If we help these kids to become successful students today, they will become productive members of society tomorrow.