Extracurriculars

Why Students With Learning Differences Need Extracurriculars

If you are parenting a teen with a learning difference, you’re likely laser focused on helping them achieve academic success.

With the extra time it takes to complete homework and go to tutoring, their days—and yours—are full to the brim. Emotional bandwidth may also be in short supply.

So, when someone suggests they should join drama club or the volleyball team to strengthen their college application, your knee-jerk response might be:

How can this possibly fit into their schedule? Or more importantly, what if it distracts the from keeping on track with schoolwork?

Why Students With Learning Differences Need Extracurriculars

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