Do you outgrow a learning disability?

Question

Do you have it for life and just learn to do things despite
having LD?

Answer 1

Some LDs you can overcome, such as one called "nonverbal learning disability", which is a situation where a person can't read body language well. Others, such as dyslexia, are permanent.

Answer 2

Back when I went to Grade School in the 1950's, there was no such thing as learning disabilities. I was classified as a lazy student who was smart, but didn't try hard enough. I always knew that something was wrong; unfortunately, for me, no one seemed to know what to do to help me or tried to understand what I was going through.

I graduated from High School, but not in the upper half of my class. I tried college, but the Vietnam Conflict called me away. I served 20 years in the Armed Forces.

When I went back to college, my math teacher recognized that I was having problems. I was tested and, low-and-behold, it turned out that I have Dyslexia and that I am ADHD.

To answer your question, No. You do not outgrow Learning Disabilities. You develop strategies to help you overcome your differences from what is seen as normal.

For what it is worth, most people are not normal and most have some type of undiagnosed LD.

Being Dyslexic just means that you can read things and understand what is written by people who do not use dictionaries. LOL

Being ADHD means you can pay attention to more than one person or project while dealing with other people and projects. It means that you are great at multitasking!

Hang in there, keep trying and someday it will all fall into place.

Answer 3

Learning disabilities are impairments in physical function--just as a vision or hearing imparimt is--except that the brain is affected. They are permanant; you don't outgrow them. But people can--and do--learn to compensate. LD is not a bar to a successful and active life. Some people you'd never expect were LD--a classic example: Albert Einstein had a math disability.

Note re "Ace of Spades"--there is no evidence most LD is genetic. some is, but the causes of most is not known--except that most appears NOT to be genetic.

Answer 4

My boyfriend is 22 and is dislexic, he has been his whole life and still finds it difficult sometimes. He learned to work around it I guess most people have to.
I don't think it's considered a LD but I'm colorblind, and I'm an art student so it's certainly given me some difficulty but I have found ways around it. I had to take a class in oil painting, so I just set my paints up exactly the same way every time so I didn't confuse the colors I have trouble with. I also had to judge things more on tone the color, and I used the colors I asumed the thing was supposed to be. When painting a lemon I used yellows when panting an apple I used greens, The teacher told me I constantly left out the orange and red parts but I somehow fought my way through it.
I think everybody has something that they have to overcome to achieve what they want to do.

Answer 5

A far as my education (and I do not have a degree in special education, but work with students who have disabilities), you have it for life. There's no magic pill you can take that will erase the learning disability. It just means you learn things differently than others and you adjust yourself accordingly. It doesn't make you any different...just requires people who are more specialized with the disability to help you master skills.

Answer 6

Lots of people with very high IQ's have Learning differences. The problem is the that not everyone learns the same and if you don't fit the mold out education system labels them as disabled.
Albert Einstein is a prime example of someone who succeeded despite his failure in mainstream education.

Answer 7

Yes, you deal with it. You learn ways around your disability. I have had this all my life, and graduated early from high school. I learned to do things as I see fit.
I personally saw no disability here, but my schools did? Sometimes a child is board as I was. This is no good for a kid and they will be labeled as a pain....

Answer 8

You have it for life, but through acommodation by your school you can learn to overcome it. Having a LD should not be excuse for low grades; trust me, there are ways you can learn to organize your notes better. You have to take time to learn to overcome, but there are many with LD who are able to graduate from college.

Answer 9

You will have it for life, but you can learn to not be hindered by it. I have a Learning Disability and I have learned ways of understanding concepts of education. It means I have to work harder. Having a learning disability is no excuse for me to be lazy and getting bad grades.

Answer 10

I don't know if you outgrow it per se.... It is still there when you are older, but you are armed with strategies that help you overcome it and function normally.