Need 3 people to give me there opinion on this girl she has a learning disability?

Question

IBackground
My name is Caryn. I am an 18-year-old freshman entering a small private university. I am studying the visual arts and eventually plan to attend graduate school for a masters in fine arts.

Access Issues
Although I'm an art major, I have to take two English courses and four semesters of a second language that are required by the university. I have a language-learning disability which makes it difficult for me to understand and organize large amounts of verbal information. Writing was my most challenging academic area in high school. I was worried that I would not be able to keep up with the course workloads and failing a course my first semester was not an option.

Solution
Initially, I did not want to disclose my learning disability. However, I was very worried about these course requirements, especially since it was my first semester of college. I contacted my advisor in the art department and mentioned my concerns. After an appointment with the disabled s

Answer 1

Caryn, I'm a teacher and my son has the same issues as you. Because you're an artist, you're probably right-brain dominant, which means that you think wholistically rather than in a linear way. You also have trouble with language. Here are things you should do (These helped my son, who is a senior in the fine arts school of a major university.) First, do NOT be embarrassed by your issues. Play to your strengths, which are visual. Your university may have a writing center, to help students who need it. USE IT. They are confidential, and there for students like you. Get audio or video tapes for any difficult books that you have to read. If necessary, hire a student to record them for you. Finally, balance your course load. Make sure that you take some art courses that you know you will ace along with the courses that you know will be more challenging. That way, your GPA will balance out. My son struggles with the same issues that you have, and he has maintained a "B" average at his school. Also, if you major in fine arts, it will get better as you go along: by the time you're an upperclassperson, you'll be taking mostly courses in your major, and things should go more smoothly. Good luck -- it's hard to be a right-brained person in a left-brained educational system, but it can be done.