How can I be tested for a learning disability espically in math?

Question

I'm in college

I'm afraid of failing in collge because of this.

Answer 1

If you go to a public college, you have a department dedicated to working with students with disabilities (Disabled Student Services was what it was called at my alma mater). Look in your school phone book or talk to your advisors to find them. That office should be able to point you in the direction of a psychoeducational evaluation. They are not obligated to pay for it at the college level. If your school has a school psychology program, you may be able to get tested there for a greatly reduced fee than if you went to a private psychologist. If you are found to meet the criteria for a Learning Disability in math, you'd be given accommodations to a certain extent. You must still be able to complete your core curriculum. For example, if you are a math education major, the accommodations you'd have to get would be inappropriate for your chosen career.

If you go to a private school, I'm not so sure, you may have to seek a private eval. Even still, I don't know if they would provide you with services.

Answer 2

As Super Psych said, every university should have an office that works with students with special needs. They should be able to direct you. Also, it is possible to have a disability in math and no other area. In fact, you can have a very specific disability which would affect either basic computation or reasoning skills. Before I went through alot of testing and expense, I would find out some more information, though. If it is determined that you have a disability, how much intervention/accomodation will be done for you? I honestly have no idea, or I would tell you something about it. But that may be something you want to discuss with the people in that office. If it isn't going to make much difference, you may not want to go through the testing and expense.
If you are in a field that requires alot of courses in math, you may want to reconsider your choice. Even with accomodations, you will probably not enjoy the courses.
Honestly, before getting labeled 'learning disabled' I would try to take the courses and see how I did. Then, if you failed, I would see about getting tested.

Answer 3

It's a shame you weren't tested when you were younger, but don't lose hope. Every state has different guidelines, but your college should have a resource center that can help you. There they have different types of help, from tutoring to reading aloud assigments for those that have reading disabilities. Another option is to go to the education department (if it is available at your college) and ask to speak to an advisor in the Special Education department. They will know the laws and your rights in your state and can further help you find a workable solution. Don't put it off, do it now. It's your right as a student and it can make a big difference to your college experience. There are many LD students that earn a college degree. Hang in there!

Answer 4

Being that you have graduated from High School (I'm assuming recently). If you have a disability it would have manifested long ago.

Take heart not everyone is good at math(I'm not). I am still attending school to get a Bachelors degree in Early childhood development and I avoid math classes like the plague!LOL!

Seek out a tutor and talk to your teacher and explain the type of problem you are having. It may be as simple as having it explained differently for you to grasp it or it may even be the teacher. I have dropped a class due to a specific teacher that just didn't work for me.

Answer 5

If you have another disability and are under vocational rehabilitation ask your counselor to send you to a professional psychologist. People don't realize not everyones brain is wired the same. A learning disability is not something to be ashamed of. I have a math learning disability myself. No one could believe it because my grades were so high in other areas. Once it was found I was able to learn to overcome it with special training. I now have five degree's.

Answer 6

ask at your school. Talk to the school administrator. THey would be able to direct you to the correct person to get the testing done. I now see that you are in college. Ask to talk to the Section 504 coordinator at the school you attend. Since I didn't see the college comment earlier, I assumed you were in K-12 classes. The special education law in college is different from the special ed code that governs K-12 classes.

Answer 7

I am not for sure where you are from but most states have one of these departments. I went to Iowa Department of Vocational Rehabilitation services. They help pay for college and stuff. They paid for my learning disability testing its better then having me to pay out of the pocket

Answer 8

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Answer 9

A learning disability will display its self in other subjects other than math. You can be tested through your school which they are obligated to provide and pay for and or Sylvan learning center can help people with learning disabilities. www.sylvanlearning.com

Answer 10

go to your professor or teacher tell them your concerns, or get a tutor