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ways end up failing.’” derstand that his learning disability does
Before I address how to combat these not make him stupid or slow. Tell him
ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƐ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƵŶ- about Albert Einstein’s struggles in grade
derstand just what self-esteem is. People ƐĐŚŽŽů ĂŶĚ ĞĞƚŚŽǀĞŶ͛Ɛ ĚŝĸĐƵůƟĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ
ǁŝƚŚ ƐĞůĨͲĞƐƚĞĞŵ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ hearing loss. They turned their weak-
their own worth, which leads them to nesses into strengths.
ƐƚĂŶĚ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ǁŚĞŶ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ
ĂƩĞŵƉƚ ƚŽ ƉƵƚ ƚŚĞŵ ĚŽǁŶ͘ dŚŽƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ Then, you can look for his strengths. Is
ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƐĞůĨͲĞƐƚĞĞŵ ĂůƐŽ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽ ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐ ŚĞ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ͍ ƚŚůĞƟĐ͍ 'ĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ͍
their feelings freely, enabling them to es- tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ŝƐ͕ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ
ƚĂďůŝƐŚ ůŽŶŐ ůĂƐƟŶŐ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉƐ͘ ŽĨ ŝƚ͘ ^ŝŐŶ Śŝŵ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ ĂŌĞƌƐĐŚŽŽů ĂĐ-
ƟǀŝƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ǁŝůů ĞdžĐĞů ŝŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁŝůů ŶŽƚ
Therefore, when you ask if there is a con- ŽŶůLJ ŚĞůƉ Śŝŵ ŐĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ͕ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ĂůƐŽ
ŶĞĐƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ LJŽƵƌ ƐŽŶ͛Ɛ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĚŝƐ- introduce him to children his own age
ability and his social skills, the answer is who share his passion. This way, you’ll
ƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ͞LJĞƐ͘͟ KƚŚĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͛Ɛ ƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƐ ďĞ ŬŝůůŝŶŐ ƚǁŽ ďŝƌĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŽŶĞ ƐƚŽŶĞ ʹ ŚĞ
Bulletin
to your son’s learning disability might will gain self-esteem, which will lead to
ŚĂǀĞ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ Śŝŵ ƚŽ ĨĞĞů ďĂĚůLJ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ŵŽƟǀĂƟŽŶ͘
self-worth. This in turn could make him
hesitant to stand up for himself (a tar- DŽƟǀĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ hŶŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚ
ŐĞƚ ĨŽƌ ďƵůůŝĞƐͿ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ĐĂƵƟŽƵƐ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ
comes to opening up to other people (an Perhaps the most important idea that I
inability to maintain long-term friend- ĐĂŶ ůĞĂǀĞ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽ ĐŚŝůĚ ŝƐ
ships). ƚƌƵůLJ ƵŶŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ƐŝŵƉůLJ Ă ŵĂƩĞƌ ŽĨ
ĚĞĐŽĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚ͛Ɛ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ĂŶĚ ĮŐƵƌ-
What can you do to help your son gain ing out the best way to help your child
ƐĞůĨͲĞƐƚĞĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂŬĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͍ dŚĞ ƐĞĞ ŚŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů͘
ĮƌƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĚŽ ŝƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Śŝŵ ƵŶ-

Ŷ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚ͕ DƌƐ͘ ZŝŅĂ ^ĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚ ŚĂƐ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ
ƚŚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƌƚLJ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŝĚĞůLJ
ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ^K^͕ ƐĞƌǀŝĐŝŶŐ Ăůů ŐƌĂĚĞ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŝŶ ƐĞĐƵůĂƌ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ
,ĞďƌĞǁ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͘ ŬƌŝĂŚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚ͕ ƐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ŐŝǀĞŶ ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐ ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐ
ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ůĂďƐ ŝŶ ŵĂŶLJ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ƐŚĞ ŽīĞƌƐ ĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐ
'͘ ͘ ͘ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ͕͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐŬŝůůƐ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŝĚĚƵĐŚ ĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐ͕ ĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐ ŽŶ ďƵŝůĚ-
ŝŶŐ ƐĞůĨͲĞƐƚĞĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƐĞůĨͲĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ Ăƚ ϳϭϴͲϯϴϮͲϱϰϯϳ Žƌ Ăƚ ƌŝŅĂ-
ƐĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ǀŝĞǁ ƚŚĞ ǁĞď Ăƚ ƌŝŅĂƐĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚƐŽƐ͘ĐŽŵ͘

ZĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ŶŽǁ ĨŽƌ Ă DŝŶĚƐĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ , ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ ďLJ ƌ͘ ZŽďĞƌƚ ƌŽŽŬƐ ŽŶ
EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϭϯ͕ ϮϬϭϴ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ĐĂůů DƌƐ͘ ^ĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚ Ăƚ ϳϭϴͲϯϴϮͲϱϰϯϳ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽ͘

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