Children with learning disorders are otherwise normal, experts affirm

Liz Khaemba, Clinical child psychologist and learning specialist

NAIROBI: We all remember how school worked for most of us; every weakness was punishable. Words like ‘six of the best’ still ring in our mind when we remember some teachers and also what failing in any test translated to.

Whether or not these techniques worked is up for debate especially as mental health practitioners continue to uncover Learning Disorders (LD) that show a child does not always fail because they are lazy.