Are Learning Disabilities Real?

I can't tell you how many times I've been asked this question.  There is an underlying assumption that, because you can't always "see" a learning disability that they must be fake.  Really, the child is just lazy.  This is often true in a case like ours where Ryan's vocabulary is above grade level.  When speech and reading are so closely linked, it is hard to imagine that one can have an above grade level vocabulary, yet a drastically below grade level reading performance.  However, that is our reality.  Here is a wonderful article to help people understand the challenges someone might go through DAILY with a reading disability.  Please enjoy and feel free to pass along!