Learning Disabilities & ADHD Network

Researchers at the University of Calgary are looking for 2 youth and 2 caregivers to join their advisory team in improving mental health care!

Email [email protected]

Thank you for offering a FREE adult literacy program!

Are you an adult who struggles with reading, writing, math, or everyday tasks?

United for Literacy offers free programs to help adults build literacy and numeracy skills in a welcoming, supportive, and judgment-free environment.

Whether you want to improve your reading, writing, or everyday life skills, we're here to help.

Know someone who could benefit from this support? Please share this post.

📧 To learn more or register, contact Madina Asefi at [email protected].

👉 Learn more: https://www.unitedforliteracy.ca/Programs/Learning-Disability-Program-Adults

With VLS SAV Canada and the government of Canada

📚 Alberta, Let’s Read 10,000 Minutes!

On October 22, LDAA is leading Alberta’s first-ever Great Read Along, joining a national initiative to reach 6 million minutes of reading in one day — and shining a spotlight on the importance and impact of learning disabilities.

This is LDAA’s first-ever Read Along, and we’re coming together for a cause: to build understanding, spark conversation, and champion young people who learn differently.

Choose 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes and read anywhere you love — at home, in class, at the library, or curled up with your favourite book.

Every reader matters. Every minute counts. Alberta let’s do this. 💙

Register today https://www.ldalberta.ca/the-great-read-along/

This is a great place to start a new reading routine!

📚🏡 Picture Book Club friends! Please join us for our final gathering this Sunday at the perfect place to celebrate picture books: Little Red Reading House!

Picture Book Club gathering
Open House at Little Red Reading House
922 8th Ave SE
2-4 pm (come and go, *please not updated time)

We invite you to bring along anyone with whom you would like to share this magical space~ come one, come all. 🏡✨

Yes, your child CAN learn math!

They might just need extra support.

With the right tools and practice, kids with dyscalculia can get more confident with everyday skills like telling time, using money, and working with numbers.

Get free, expert-backed resources to help: https://u.org/4hlQ8x7

Don't let reading become a dying art in your home!

Worth it!

1 week left to save with early bird pricing - just $99 until September 30, 2026 (Promo Code: TLD2026).

Looking to strengthen your understanding of Learning Disabilities and gain practical tools to better support students in your classroom? Target Learning Disabilities is a new self-paced online professional learning course designed to help educators better understand how students learn, process information, experience challenges, and build on their strengths.

With 10 hours of flexible, self-paced learning, no live classes, and no deadlines, this course is designed to fit your schedule while helping you build confidence in supporting diverse learners.

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We've heard a lot of horror stories about disclosure at work gone wrong. This session is about how to do it right.

Nicole Owen knows what she is talking about. As a Career Development Specialist with WorkConnect, she supports employees who face barriers in the workplace, including those with and/ or .

She also knows that someone with an invisible disability can face unique barriers including the idea that the employer was somehow tricked into hiring you without knowing you might need accommodations or supports later on - you might not even have known it yourself if you were a late-diagnosed adult!

Disclosure comes with a lot of risks but also tangible benefits. Join Nicole in exploring whether, when and how to disclose.

The Embracing Change Conference
Oct. 17, 2026
Calgary
Tickets here: https://ldadhdnetwork.ca/2026-annual-conference/

Learning Disabilities Association of Canada Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta CanLearn Society Alberta Disability Workers Association
ADHD Advocacy Society of Alberta Canadian Immigrant Women's Association Centre for Newcomers The Immigrant Education Society - TIES

Loneliness...you can be surrounded by people, even family, and still feel lonely.

Anyone with ADHD and/or LD, which often exacerbate relationship issues, can struggle even more with loneliness.

The University of Alberta is looking for participants to share their experiences of loneliness in a new study.

Interested? Email [email protected]

University of Alberta

FREE therapy sessions for low-income families with children aged 6 - 17 years of age struggling with ADHD, anxiety, behaviour and relationship problems, and more.

Get more information here: https://arts.ucalgary.ca/psychology-clinic
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