Adult Learning Disabilities and Thriving with Neurodiversity

Having adult learning disabilities impacts all areas of life, from confidence to peer relationships to workplace performance. Whether you were diagnosed as a child or have more recently suspected you may fall into this category, it can be helpful to identify where you struggle most and why it is happening.

A learning disability is no longer a source of stigma or a reason you can’t achieve amazing things. So many highly successful people have been honest about their struggles with dyslexia, ADHD, autism spectrum, or other learning differences that have even given them an extra edge.

Embracing these differences while giving your brain the skills it needs to thrive can open a door to help you live life to the fullest!

How Adult Learning Disabilities Present

According to the Learning Disabilities Association of America, most adults with a learning disability struggle in one of these areas:

• difficulty with reading, writing and/or math;
• poor memory;
• difficulty following directions;
• inability to discriminate between or among letters, numbers, and/or sounds;
• eye-hand coordination problems;
• difficulty putting things in the right sequence;
• disorganization; and/or
• difficulty adjusting to change.

Every struggle is unique. And as adults, we often learn to compensate for problems in these areas in order to live independent, successful lives. However, if these challenges are holding you back, there are some things you can do to give yourself a boost to think, learn, and remember more easily.

Make Brain Skills Stronger with Brain Training

The reality is that many adult learning disabilities can make life harder and more stressful. You may be able to succeed as much (if not more) than a neurotypical counterpart… But are you having to work significantly harder to get there?

Supporting strong brain skills as an adult is the best way to overcome many of the learning challenges you may have been facing for your whole life.

• Maybe as a child you struggled with reading, memory, focus, or processing speed and teachers wrote it off as “laziness” or accommodated to get you through…

• Maybe you have just recently discovered that your impulsivity and tendency to “check out” isn’t just your personality, but is actually latent ADHD that went undiagnosed in childhood…

These are just a couple situations, but as you grow in your self-knowledge you may be able to see patterns of struggle that can be addressed by strengthening cognitive skills.

If your brain is wired for hyperactivity and distraction, THAT will be your normal. If your brain struggles with organization, planning, or other executive skills, you’ll adapt (but it won’t be easy). Instead of just living with these struggles, brain training is a way to address the root cause. Doing this work will help thinking, learning, and remembering become easier—no matter your age!

Thousands of adult clients have strengthened these skills with LearningRx. Between 2010 and 2018, more than 2,000 adults graduated from LearningRx programs. The average graduate improved by +14 IQ points during this period and made significant gains in skills like working memory, long-term memory, and attention.

(Results based on studies and surveys of past clients. Other clients may or may not achieve the same results.)

If you have an adult learning disability or suspect you went undiagnosed as a child, it’s not too late. You can still strengthen the way your brain interacts with the world around you! Give us a call to learn more.