Hilltop Therapy

Learning challenges come in many forms--such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia and also many that are not well defined. In addition, the challenges faced by individuals with learning issues can impact them in any situation which requires them to follow directions or process information under demand.

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Many individuals with learning difficulties are experiencing poor processing of information. Instructions and communications are easily misunderstood or take time to comprehend, remembering salient points or specific details is challenging, situations that require rapid and accurate processing cause stress and anxiety. Improving processing speed and accuracy may improve a learner’s ability to use the abilities they have in and out of school. 

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Children with learning disabilities are often struggling long before their problems have been fully identified. All children want to succeed; therefore, if a child is overly resistant to learning a subject, he or she may be struggling with an underlying difficulty to learn.

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