The umbrella of learning disability

What is LD?

LD is an acronym for Learning Disorder or Learning Disability. Essentially the LDs comprise a series of deficits that interfere with the child’s ‘learning’. Hence we use the term ‘disorder’. Children with LD learn things in a manner that's different from the conventional pattern. There may be a deficit in reading, writing, or mathematics. The processing of information in the brain is different and the techniques used to understand information are somehow unusual. The learning process thus becomes very tedious in the brains of such individuals. This faulty pattern has to be corrected in order for the appropriate learning experience to build.

Rigidity: Good or bad?

Assertive people stick their feet to the ground; have their heads over their shoulders and truth committed to their words. Setting a target and refusing to budge from it is a sign of perseverance and focus. However, failing to set targets in the first place owing to lack of interest; and subsequently justifying personal misfortunes based on unawareness and bad luck is self-defeating stubbornness. The rigid stand strong; but they know when to bend, to defend themselves from breaking. Perfectionism is much coveted but seldom attained. When goals are not set right, they indeed cannot be accomplished spot on. Inflexibility is not a virtue…