Learning Disabilities | Falcon Ridge Ranch

Learning disabilities can affect how children listen, think, store, retrieve, write, read and communicate information or perform in school. Falcon Ridge Ranch presents parents with pertinent information that can help with their teen’s struggle with school.

Learning disabilities affect children by interfering in the way the process things in school. It can be from any apsect of learning: visual, auditory, touch, balance that can affect several ways a child perform.

Children with learning disabilities can also have problems with the way that they output information. These output disabilities can affect the way they talk (language disability) or the way that they write or draw (motor disability).

Some children with learning disabilities have always had difficulties learning new things, while others do well in school at first, but then start to have issues in the fifth or sixth grade as school gets more difficult.

Children with learning disabilities may only have trouble with certain subjects, such as math or reading, and may do well in other classes. They will also have normal intelligence and may do well on standardized tests. Children with learning disabilities are often described as not performing up to their potential. There are tests that your school psychologist × Psychologist
Psychologist /psy·chol·o·gist/ A psychologist is a health care professional who is a specialist in the science of mind or of mental states and processes. Psychologists are there to help support many types of people and problems. Often someone will go visit a psychologist because they have felt feelings such as depression, anger, or anxiety. Other times psychologists will help those people with a new and overwhelming job or help people to overcome grief from events that may occur. Psychologists go through a long process of schooling and training so that the methods that they use to benefit patients in need. Typically a psychologist will use therapy to aid conflict through different methods and styles that best address the patient’s problem, personality, and preferences. Psychologists are a valuable resource that can be used and implemented in many ways to overcome conflict and trials in different people’s lives.
or pediatrician can do to look for certain learning disabilities so that a modified education plan can be developed.

There are other issues that may make learning difficult for children such as ADD/ADHD, ODD, Depression × Depression
Depression /de·pres·sion/ Depression is defined as a mental condition characterized by feelings of severe despondency and dejection, typically also with feelings of inadequacy and guilt, often accompanied by lack of energy and disturbance of appetite and sleep. Statistics has shown that diagnosis of depression is growing at a very dangerous rate. Globally, depression affects over 350 million people of all ages. Depression has been linked to other negative health outcomes, such as obesity, heart disease, and stroke. Compared to those not affected by depression those who face it are more likely to be unemployed and have a higher chance of divorce. Most people that suffer from depression do not seek care or attention. Since this is a global issue, many efforts are made to help those who are suffering depression. It is important for those that face depression to find help so that they can overcome this plague that millions of people face.
, Anxiety × Anxiety
  anx·i·ety n.noun Merriam- Webster dictionary defines anxiety as: : an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physiological signs (as sweating, tension, and increased pulse), by doubt concerning the reality and nature of the threat, and by self-doubt about one's capacity to cope with it Anxiety is a very common ailment that almost everyone experiences on an almost daily basis. However, anxiety effects some more than others and can cause severe emotional distress that is too much for an individual to handle. When anxiety plagues an individual so severely that it becomes a disorder, it is crucial that this individual receives therapeutic and emotional restoration in the form of psychological and therapeutic assistance. Teens who experience abnormal amounts of anxiety, tend to self medicate with intoxicants such as drugs and alcohol. When negative, self medication takes place, teens are at great risk of developing harmful coping mechanisms that may be life-long lasting. Anxiety /anx.i.e.ty/ n.Noun Anxiety is defined as the state of uneasiness or tension caused by the feeling of worry or nervousness caused by apprehension of possibilities of the future. Anxiety is a common emotional trait that many people face.  It affects our actions and can prevent us from making decisions.  Usually anxiety holds us back from the types of things that are outgoing or out of our comfort zone and it brings fear. Anxiety is a normal experience for most people and is a normal part of life.  However, when the anxiety reaches the level of a disorder then it can be dangerous.  This would include an intense, extensive, excessive and persistent worry or fear.  Another factor that is caused by an anxiety disorder can be anxiety, fear, or terror attacks when the intensity of anxiety becomes very high.  Types of anxiety disorders can include: social anxiety, separation anxiety and many different phobias etc.  
and numerous other mental disorders × Mental Disorders
n.noun /men·tal/ /dis·or·der/ Merriam-Webster defines mental disorders as : a mental or bodily condition marked primarily by sufficient disorganization of personality, mind, and emotions to seriously impair the normal psychological functioning of the individual—called also mental illness. Common mental disorders or mental illnesses that plague troubled teens include, Acute stress disorder, autism, anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, attention deficit disorder, asperger syndrome, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, bulimia nervosa, childhood antisocial disorder, depressive disorder, dyslexia, impulse control disorder, insomnia, kleptomania and manic depressiveness. Troubled teens often struggle with one or more mental illnesses. These mental disorders effect the behavior and decision making of teenage boys and girls. If left untreated, mental disorders will ultimately consume the life of an adolescent. If parenting a child struggling with a mental disorder, it is imperative to seek immediate treatment for the child. Programs for troubled teens, boarding schools, residential treatment and group homes for troubled teens are viable options for parents to consider.
that can prove to be a stumbling block for adolescents × Adolescents
Adolescents /ad.o.les.cent/ n.Noun The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the term adolescent as a young person living in the transitional period between the years of puberty and adulthood until they reach the age of full maturity. Adolescents or teenagers, are living in a turbulent and trying time in a person's lifetime. If ill prepared, teens may flounder or display negative behaviors at home. Adolescents are prone to negative behaviors such as, drug and alcohol abuse and other chemical dependencies, sexual misconduct or acting out, failing grades at school and disrespect towards authority. It is for this reason that parents of adolescents need to be particularly mindful when they reach their teenage years. If a teenager is struggling during thus time of adolescence it, is crucial for parents to seek the right care for their son or daughter.    During this time, people are typically more susceptible to negative behaviors and dangerous habits.
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There are available assessment tools that can help in determining the level of a child’s disability. The IQ test is one of the tools used by psychologist. There are various test that can determine the strengths and weaknesses of a child.

We encourage parents to seek help for their struggling child in order to give them the bright future that can help them succeed. for more information, parents can always contact the admissions counselors at Falcon Ridge Ranch for guidance and support × Support
Support / sup·port/ n. Noun Support is defined as the act or instance of supporting; serve as a foundation for something else. Support can be given to many different ways. Through the encouragement to perform and progress and also through being there for someone who needs help. Support is usually shown through family and peers but can come from anywhere from support centers, rehab centers, and treatment centers. Without a support, confidence would be very difficult to find. Support is key to getting through trials and problems. The ability to have someone that is supporting you and encouraging you to move forward and progress is important to growth and change. Especially with youth, that as they are trying to find out who they are that they feel supported in all of their doings. This is important because as support and encouragement is shown the youth feel confident to become the best they can be.
. It is residential treatment center that serves troubled girls × Troubled girls
The term troubled girls refers to adolescent females who struggle with therapeutic, emotional or behavioral disorders. Troubled girls often struggle with issues such as, problems in school, have little to no respect towards authority, or struggle with unhealthy addictions. Parents of troubled girls need to understand the potential dangers that may arise in the lives of a troubled teenage girl. Adeloscent girls who show signs of being troubled, or suffer from emotionally or behavioral disorders are at high risk. Drug abuse, sexual acting out and other problematic behavior will run rampant and out of control if unchecked or ignored. Teenage girls who do not receive adequate or necessary treatment are likely to carry this type of mindset and behavior with them well into adulthood. There is a plethora of options for parents of troubled girls to seek help from in terms of treatment. These therapeutic options include, therapeutic boarding schools, residential treatment programs, residential ranch therapy programs and group homes for troubled teens.
suffering with learning disability issues. They can be contacted at 1-866-452-8775.