Ability Quote by John Irving

When you're growing up with a learning disability, it shoots your confidence and belief in what you can accomplish academically; it really damages it.

— Maya Hawke

“Learning is retarded in conditions of high anxiety and low acceptance. For most tasks, people have the intellectual knowledge to perform well; they just…

— Tim Gallwey

Learning disabilities do not go away, but you learn how to adapt. You may have to work a little bit harder; it may take…

— Michelle Carter

A person who is severely impaired never knows his hidden sources of strength until he is treated like a normal human being and encouraged…

— Helen Keller

I've gained first hand knowledge of the challenges faced by people with disabilities. It's made me understand that those of us who have full…

— William J. Clinton

It could be easy to get frustrated or discouraged when it comes to educating students with disabilities. But that's because there are too often…

— Betsy DeVos

I'm definitely more understanding of people who have disabilities and who are suffering.

— Kevin Sorbo

I've never been to a shrink. But my parents were very psychologically literate - my father had undergone Freudian analysis - and we often…

— Toby Young

“The suggestion that the normal human brain has an almost infinite capacity is important: it means that almost everyone is educable. Given enough time…

— Julie Cotton

“Here is what I say to the children who are our future: never underestimate how denial and a good old-fashioned mild learning disability can…

— Dan Kennedy

I worry that when educational counselors and teachers call in families with concerns about a child having a learning disability, we aren't always looking…

— Madchen Amick