Webinar: Understanding Your Rights
Navigating disagreements with your child’s school can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to figure it out alone
April 13, 2026
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Executive Functioning Explained: What It Is and How To Support Your Child Executive Functioning Coach Caroline Sumners provides useful information about executive functioning
March 3, 2026
Webinar: Executive Functioning Explained
In this session, you’ll gain a clear understanding of executive functioning skills, how they impact learning, and why they are especially important for students with learning differences. You’ll also walk away with practical, family-friendly strategies you can begin using right away to support your child’s independence, confidence, and learning habits.
February 4, 2026
Webinar: Speaking Up, Standing Strong: Advocacy and Leadership for Families, Educators, and Allies
𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞!! Monday December 8th at 6:00 PM EST. Register with the link below to watch live or to receive the replay.
October 25, 2025
News from the LDA National Organization:
Mental Health Awareness Month: Why It Matters for Individuals with Learning Disabilities
By Rachel Krueger Each May, Mental Health Awareness Month gives us a chance to reflect on something that affects so many people. For those with learning disabilities, mental health conditions can be a co-occurring condition, and can often go unnoticed. Organizations like the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) are
May 7, 2026
LDA Mourns the Passing of Dr. Larry B. Silver
Larry B. Silver, M.D., a pioneering child and adolescent psychiatrist, renowned author, and tireless advocate for children with learning disabilities and ADHD, passed away on April 7, 2026, at the age of 92. Dr. Silver was widely recognized as a preeminent authority on the psychological and social impacts of neurologically
April 14, 2026
LDA’s Statement on Disparaging Comments About Individuals with LD
The Learning Disabilities Association of America stands with NCLD in condemning recent remarks made by the Administration suggesting that someone with a learning disability should not serve as president, and thus associating learning disabilities with low intelligence. In fact, individuals with learning disabilities are capable of high levels of educational
March 17, 2026
LDA’s Position on the 21st Century Dyslexia Act
The 21st Century Dyslexia Act is proposed bipartisan federal legislation (H.R. 6052, S. 3010) designed to alter how public schools identify and support students with dyslexia by removing it from the broad “Specific Learning Disability” category in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and establishing it as a distinct
February 2, 2026
News from LDA’s Healthy Children Project:
Take Action on Lead Poisoning: A Conversation with Impacted Parents and Lawmakers
This webinar is for parents, educators, community health workers, policy makers and anyone else who wants to protect children’s brain health and learning potential. Hear from parents and lawmakers on how lead has impacted them in their state, current legislation, and how you can take action. Co-hosted by the Ecology
November 12, 2025
Scientists Unite on How to Protect Children from Toxic Contributors to Autism
We have the opportunity to reduce cases of autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, and other neurodevelopmental conditions by banning the use of chemicals that can harm children’s brains, reducing air pollution, and keeping plastics away from food and drink. The following is a guest blog from Project TENDR.
September 23, 2025
How to lower the arsenic in your family’s rice
A daily staple for many families, rice has hidden health risks. The Learning Disabilities Association participated in another food testing project with Healthy Babies Bright Futures and other partners. LDA helped submit rice samples from Arkansas, Maine, and South Carolina. In total, 145 samples of rice were tested and 100%
May 22, 2025
PFAS Chemicals
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals are used to make materials grease and water-resistant. These chemicals are also harmful to our health and are nicknamed “forever chemicals” because they do not break down. PFAS chemicals are linked to many health effects including cancer, immune suppression, and may also make vaccines
April 14, 2025