Why do kids with learning disablities always get singled out?
Many times a student’s specific learning disabilities don’t get explained to the teachers, especially not classes like gym and home ec. They were probably just told that you have a learning disability and a physical disability, but they don’t understand what specifically that means. One of the easiest things to do would be to ask the teacher if you could talk to them in private before/after class. Very calmly, explain to them that you appreciate them trying to pay a lot of extra attention to you, but that it makes you feel awkward in front of the rest of the class. Then tell them what specific issues you have. “The only special concessions I need are (explain here).” Make sure you use specifics. “I have a hard time with math,” “I need to see it in writing to understand it,” “I have a hard time understanding when we have to read something,” “I can run, but I can’t do overly complicated footwork.” If you don’t feel comfortable doing it alone, you can either have your parents or you couns
