Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba
617 Erin Street R3G 2W1 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

We’re a few finishing touches and some nicer weather away from being able to spend time in our new outdoor classroom! Thanks to United Way Winnipeg #dayofcaring and the folks at Garden Variety we have a new fence! Day of Caring is a unique opportunity for workplaces to partner with United Way agency partners to provide volunteers for a special project for the organization. The students are already making suggestions on what they want to see in the outdoor classroom!!

Golf season is upon us! We were very disappointed last year that we had to cancel our annual LDAM Mercer Golf Classic. We are excited to announce however that we are proceeding with this year's event, so please mark your calendars and register today! Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 Tee Off: 12:00 P.M. Course: Southwood Golf and Country Club ... **all Provincial COVID-19 protocols and guidelines will be followed which includes cancellation if gatherings are not permitted at the time of the event. For more information on registration and sponsorship opportunities, please email [email protected] or visit our website! https://www.ldamanitoba.org/mercer-golf-tournament

Huge thank you to Lisa Naylor, MLA for Wolseley honouring LDAM in the Legislatire in recognition of our 55th Anniversary today! Thank you to Lisa, our staff, volunteers, students, parents, and our community for continuing to share our story! We are so passionate about the work that we do. Here’s to another 55 years!

Our mini S.T.E.A.M Challenge Program session starts on Monday and we still have a few spots left! Details: April 26th - May 10th (Mondays) 5:00 - 6:00 PM... Online Free Register now by emailing [email protected] !

It's #NationalVolunteerWeek and we want to send a HUGE thank you to our volunteers! We would not be able to do what we do without the wonderful people who get involved with our organization. We are extremely grateful!

This weeks episode of 'The Power to Achieve' is with Big Daddy Tazz! We sat down with Comedian and Motivational speaker to talk about his experience living with ADHD, Dyslexia, and ODD. We also talked about his hope for future generations, the conversations surrounding mental health, and he performs a dramatic reading of one of his recipes in the LDAM cookbook! You can listen to 'The Power to Achieve' on our website, spotify, stitcher, amazon podcasts, and google podcasts! ... Our website: https://www.ldamanitoba.org/tpta Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OhGoCeQmVZZrdgvNP3Jqt Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-power-to-achieve Amazon podcasts: https://music.amazon.ca//a291bb47-27d/THE-POWER-TO-ACHIEVE Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com//aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGRhbWFuaXRvY

We are offering a mini S.T.E.A.M Challenge Program session for 3 weeks!! This FREE, online, facilitated social skills group utilizes S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, art and math) concepts to: foster ingenuity and creativity... build resilience encourage experimentation and teamwork teach problem-solving: encourage adaption Each week a new challenge will be presented to participants to complete allowing time for discussion and sharing. All materials required can be found in the home. The challenges are a surprise but materials for the challenges will be shared prior to each week’s session. This program is funded by #SafeatHomeMB grant allowing children and youth with neurodiversity to connect while staying safe! To register for the S.T.E.A.M Challenge program, please email [email protected]

Sweet treats and sad goodbyes with our latest nursing students! Ainsley and Johnson have brought so much joy and laughter to our organization. Watching them mske connections with each of our students has been truly amazing. We will miss you!!

This weeks episode of 'The Power to Achieve' is with Caleb Meller! Caleb Meller (B.A. (Hons.), M.Ed., Psychological Associate, Independent Practice) completed his M.Ed. in Counselling Psychology at the University of Alberta. Caleb worked as a Registered Psychologist in Alberta where he provided psychological intervention for children, youth, and adults in both community, private practice, and in-patient settings. He is now registered with the Psychological Association of Man...itoba to practice independently as a Psychological Associate. He has experience providing individual and group psychotherapy, as well as psycho-educational assessment services. Caleb’s therapeutic orientation is grounded in a Client-Centered approach. He uses Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, self-compassion strategies, and mindfulness-based training to help clients dealing with anxiety, mood and behavioural disorders, and general life stressors. Caleb has particular interest in psycho-educational assessment and intervention for ADHD, FASD, specific learning disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, and intellectual disability. We chatted with Caleb about the process and importance of psycho-educational assessments, the stigma surrounding learning disabilities and ADHD, and so much more! https://www.ldamanitoba.org/tpta

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We are nominated in the Best Tutors category for Community Votes Winnipeg 2021! Voting closes May 3rd! Thank you to Community Votes for the nomination!! https://winnipeg.communityvotes.com//education-less/tutors

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We have been having so much fun recording episodes of our podcast ‘The Power to Achieve’ - over the past couple of months we’ve had the opportunity to chat with a lot of amazing people and we can’t wait for you to hear them! #podcast #learningdisabilities #adhd #learningdisorders #neurodiversity

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Our next Virtual ADHD support group meeting is tonight! Monday December 28, 2020 7:00 - 9:00 PM (CDT) Zoom ... **Due to new COVID-19 restrictions, the ADHD Support group is moving online for the foreseeable future. Please email [email protected] if you have not received the Zoom link and would like to attend. https://www.ldamanitoba.org/adhd-support-group

We have openings for Volunteer Literacy Tutors for our upcoming Spring LINKS Session! This volunteer opportunity is open to those who live outside of Winnipeg as the LINKS program can be done in person or online. Description of Duties The tutor guides a student through a given lesson plan containing reading, phonetics, spelling, sight words and writing. The tutor plays interactive games with the student.... The tutor writes reports on student's progress and areas of concern. We have openings in the following time slots: Monday and Wednesdays 4:30 - 5:30 Monday and Wednesday 5:40 - 6:40 Monday and Wednesday 6:50 - 7:50 Tuesday and Thursday 5:00 - 6:00 If you are interested in becoming a volunteer Literacy Tutor, please contact us by email [email protected] or by phone 204-774-1821!

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Wish you a safe and Happy Holidays, from the LDAM Fam!

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Our next Virtual ADHD support group meeting is tonight! Monday November 16, 2020 7:00 - 9:00 PM (CDT) Zoom ... **Due to new COVID-19 restrictions, the ADHD Support group is moving online for the foreseeable future. Please email [email protected] if you have not received the Zoom link and would like to attend. https://www.ldamanitoba.org/adhd-support-group

Free upcoming live webinar from Additude! https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/hps-and-adhd/

Amazing board raising #dyslexiaawareness created by All on the Board There’s nothing that can’t be achieved, it’s just about thinking outside the boxdo you know anyone you think might be dyslexic? Share our #dyslexia test with them https://bit.ly/2VTnqKW

Boasting an impressive, award-filled acting career spanning over 20 years, it’s easy to assume that Octavia Spencer had it easy growing up. However, this is not the case. Spencer recalls struggling with dyslexia in her early life, saying, I didn't realize it was a disability. She remembers the paralyzing fear that came with being required to read aloud in class because she would constantly mix words up, or drop them completely. Spencer credits her mother, who always encour...aged Octavia to keep a positive attitude, for getting through those younger years. She reminded the young Spencer that the only limitations in life were the ones she set for herself. Octavia knew she was smart, and realized that she was gifted with skills that her classmates didn’t have. Through hard work, Octavia Spencer got to where she is today. I have dyslexia says Spencer, explaining that the disorder, does not mean you are not intelligent, it just means your brain functions differently. Spencer is an example that with belief in yourself, anything is possible. #dyslexia #learningdisabilities #ldam #octaviaspencer

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Author, TV Personality, and award winning journalist Lisa Ling was diagnosed with ADHD in a very unique way. In 2014, she was reporting on the rise of ADHD and the impacts it has on millions of children across the world. After describing her focus issues growing up to an expert, she had her attention skills evaluated, and it was confirmed that she met the criteria for having ADHD. From the time she was young, Lisa's teachers told her parents that she trouble focusing in clas...s, and by high school her attention issues had become a muckiest bigger issue. "I could go through an entire period and not retain a sentence if I wasn't interested in the topic or the subject matter." At the age of 16 she joined Scratch, a syndicated TV news magazine and spent her junior and senior tears travelling the world and perfecting her on camera skills. After high school she joined Channel One, where she reported on global issues and political unrest. She went on to work at ABC News, PBS, The View and The Oprah Winfrey show and in 2011, her own show "Our America with Lisa Lisa", premiered. "In a strange way, I do feel like it has helped me. I can hyper focus on things that are important to me," she says on how her ADHD has impacted her career. Since her diagnosis, Lisa has become a strong presence in the learning difference community. She encourages families to seek experts help if they think that their child has ADHD or another learning disability. Unfortunately, Lisa's story is not unusual in terms of a late diagnosis. Boys with ADHD are three times more likely to be diagnosed. It's often because the behaviours that present in girls with ADHD are more accepted by families. On average, girls are diagnosed 5 years later than boys are, and in some cases, aren't diagnosed at all.

Learning disabilities also include information processing disorders such as auditory and visual. These sensory disabilities affect a person’s ability to understand language despite normal hearing and vision. For more information on learning disabilities and ADHD, head to our website! www.ldamanitoba.org

We'll be on 680 CJOB this morning at 10:30! Make sure to tune in. We'll be talking about our Learning Summit and the importance of Learning Disabilities Awareness Month!

While he is probably best known for his role of Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarrelli on the 70's sitcom Happy Days, Henry Winkler has a career that has spanned over 50 years. He's appeared and starred in Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation, and Barry (he was awarded his first Emmy for his role as Gene Cousineau in 2018.) When he was 31, Henry was diagnosed with dyslexia. When he took his step son in to get tested and evaluated for dyslexia. "At the age of 31, I found out that ...I wasn't stupid, that wasn't lazy, that I had something with a name," he says when discussing his diagnosis, "It gave me fight. It gave me understanding that it doesn't matter. There is not one road to get where you want to go. There is your road." Henry Winkler is also the best selling author of the Hank Zipzer series. Together with his co-author, Lin Oliver, they created the Hank Zipzer series about the high spirited and funny adventures of a boy with a learning difference. The pair produced 29 Hank Zipzer books and became New York Times best selling authors. When he talks about the message of the series and why thinks it resonates with those with and without learning differences Winkler says, "There is greatness in every child and their job is to figure out what this is, dig it out, and give it to the world". Henry Winkler continues to be an activist and inspire those of all ages with Dyslexia and other learning differences.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a euro-developmental disorder that is characterized by inattention, excessive activity and impulsivity, which are otherwise not appropriate for a person's age. Individuals with ADHD are often misdiagnosed. ADHD conservatively occurs in 4% of adults and 5% of children worldwide. ADHD is the most common disorder that co-exists with learning disabilities, but is not considered a learning disability. Many individuals who have ADH...D also have a learning disability. If there are academic difficulties, assessment for an LD is important. Interested in learning more about ADHD? Join us for The Right to Learn; the Power to Achieve on October 17, 2020! Our half day FREE virtual learning summit features presentations from experts in the fields of ADHD and learning disabilities. Head to our website to reserve your spot! https://www.ldamanitoba.org/learning-summit

We love to hear the impact the Arrowsmith Program has had on our students! Click the link below to hear about the journey of one of our current students through the eyes of one of her Grandparents! https://youtu.be/Bww4XLr9kHA

Due to this being the holiday Monday, our ADHD Weekly Support Group meeting is cancelled tonight. Meetings will resume next week. Next Meeting Details: ... October 19, 2020 7:00 - 9:00 pm 617 Erin Street https://www.ldamanitoba.org/adhd-support-group

Our offices are closed today for the holiday Monday. We will be back tomorrow!

Free Upcoming Live Webinar from ADDitude! October 29: Better School Behaviour: How to Design and Implement a Positive and Effective Behaviour Plan https://www.additudemag.com/web/behavior-intervention-plan/

#WorldMentalHealthDay Research shows that people with learning difficulties are twice as likely to attempt suicide. Every day could be a struggle. There is HELP... and HOPE. Learning disabilities can be overcome through cognitive transformation. Don't give up. Not Today. Seek support in your area: https://bit.ly/34DWt1P #mentalhealth #notsuicidenottoday #learningdifficulties #learningdisabilities

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