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Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
A month recognizing learning disabilities including dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia, conditions that can co-occur with autism. Understanding learning differences helps educators and families provide appropriate support.
History
October is observed in the US as Learning Disabilities Awareness Month, with disability organizations using it to share information about dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and related learning differences.
How to Participate
- →Learn about the overlap between autism and learning disabilities
- →Advocate for proper evaluation of learning disabilities in autistic students, they are often missed
- →Support universal design for learning (UDL) in educational settings
- →Learn about the difference between accommodations and modifications in school settings
- →Connect with learning disability support networks in your area
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