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Early identification and intervention
Early intervention helps give your child the best possible start in life and may also prevent the need for more costly intervention in the future.
The earlier a problem is diagnosed, the earlier you can understand your child's difficulties and possible future problems as well as find support if required. You will gain a quicker understanding of your child's strengths and weaknesses and the knowledge to make the best decisions for your child. It will give you the confidence to work with professionals, as well as allow you to meet other families of children in similar circumstances.
For school children, educators recommend that literacy and numeracy problems should be identified and treated in the first three years of a child's schooling. They can be much harder to solve in later years.
If left untreated, learning problems can lead to an inability to read and write and then difficulty finding a job. If a young adult doesn't have a job, it's difficult for them to feel good about themselves. If you don't feel good about yourself, it's easier to become dependent on social welfare, get into the 'wrong' crowd and possibly experiment with drugs and crime.
Learning problems need to be treated as soon as they are noticed. It's easy for a child to feel they can't learn or do something because it's hard. Helping them to find the best way for them to learn gives them the best possible start in life.
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