Parent Support Groups for Children with Learning Disabilities
This is an annotated list of support groups and listservs for parents
of children wih learning disabilities. Read descriptions and join the
learning disabilities support group that best meets your needs.
Parent support groups and discussion listservs for learning disabilities
are excellent resources for parents of children with LD. In addition to
these specific learning disabilities groups, you may also wish to review
related disability topic groups (such as sensory integration) in our Directory
of Children's Disability Support Groups.
Dyslexia Support
Mailing list is for the discussion of dyslexia to exchange ways of helping
school aged children. Open archives.
To Join: Send a blank email to DyslexiaSupport-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
or join online.
Dyslexia Support 2
This list is a support list for parents of children who are dyslexic.
To Join: Send a blank email to DyslexiaSupport2-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
or join online.
Listowner: Annette Marshall
Dyspraxia
Families
This British support group has been formed as a bridge for parents of
dyspraxic children and adults with dyspraxia, based on the adult Dyspraxia
Chat List. Dyspraxia (Apraxia) is the generic term used to cover a heterogeneous
range of disorders affecting the initiation, organization and performance
of action. Dyspraxia is also known as developmental coordination disorder
and may also be present in people with autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia
and dyscalculia, among others. It is a learning difficulty resulting from
an immaturity of the way the brain processes information, so that messages
not being fully transmitted to the body.
To Join: Send a blank email to DyspraxiaFamilies-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
or join online.
GT-Special
(Gift Talented Special)
A support mailing list for parents of children who are gifted and also
have a learning disability and/or other neurological problem(s).
To Join: Send an e-mail with the message subscribe gt-special to listserv@listserv.icors.org
or join online
Go to the Directory of Children's Disability Support Groups |
