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How did the early years of academic struggle affected the lives of these individuals

            Learning disabilities and all other related disabilities refer to conditions that impede the learning process for children, adolescents, and adults and which affect their school life and their overall adult life. Some states in the United States have categorical programs and certification for precise categories of special education for individuals with a learning disability and behavioral disorders. The paper below explains how the early years of academic struggle affected the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders from a young age.

            Emotional/behavioral disorders often entail feelings about oneself by an individual. For example, a student who has emotional disorders may feel so chronically depressed, sad, or generally have a low self-concept about them. These feelings often interfere with the individual’s ability to learn as well as their outlook on life which plays a critical role in affecting the quality of life the individual will have in their adult years (Lerner & Johns, 2014).

            Behavioral disorders often involve more obvious problems that may include antisocial behavior or aggressive behavior showcased by a child. Emotional and behavioral challenges overlap with each other and are unified. A student who feels very poorly about herself/himself may engage in certain behaviors that isolate them socially from others (Lerner & Johns, 2014). A depressed student may experience withdrawal behaviors that will lead to a poor relationship in adult life. However, it is critical to understand that behavioral and emotional behaviors occur in vast societies. 

            Learning disability affects an individual’s ability to store, produce, and process new information. Learning disability affects an individual’s ability to write, read, spell, speak reason, compute math problems, and also change an individual’s attention rate, coordination, social skills, memory, and emotional maturity. These affect an individual’s ability to easily integrate themselves into society, thus affecting their adult life in their pursuit of happiness. 

            Some children with behavioral disorders and learning disabilities are talented and gifted in other areas of life away from education. Characteristics of a gifted child that every teacher should understand include inquisitiveness, boundless enthusiasm, spontaneity, emotionality, and imagination (Lerner & Johns, 2014). Children having these traits often seem to need plenty of activities to go on around them and always find a classwork environment unbearable for them. If these are not understood in time, the child may respond by becoming inattentive, disruptive, and fidgety, thus affecting their adult life.

            Gifted children with learning disabilities can grow up and become high achieving adults. Successful adults suffering from learning disabilities find the working environment more fruitful compared to the reading environment. Over time, research shows that a good number of successful people had learning disabilities during their childhood year’s thus making it essential to understand the disabilities at an early age and allow the children to forge their path to adulthood (Lerner & Johns, 2014).  

            Learning disability affects an individual’s ability to store, produce, and process new information. Learning disability affects an individual’s ability to write, read, spell, speak reason, compute math problems, and also affect an individual’s attention rate, coordination, social skills, memory, and emotional maturity. Teachers and parents need to understand these learning disabilities at an early age because the right support for these children ensures the students succeed in school and have thriving careers later in life. Parents and teachers need to help their students with learning disabilities to achieve success by fostering their strengths and understanding their weaknesses. 

References

Lerner, J. W., & Johns, B. (2014). Learning Disabilities and Related Disabilities: Strategies for Success. Cengage Learning.