Learning Disabilities

Deborah Winking, a woman with medium-length light brown hair and wearing a dark blue-green sweater, smiles for a photo. She is the author of the new book "Raising Capable Kids" - which was written to help parents encourage independence and resilience in their neurodivergent children.

Want to help your kids be successful and resilient? A Fort Collins educator wrote a new handbook

In The NoCo

Fort Collins educator Deborah Winking used to worry that her son’s disability might prevent him from living a full life. But she figured out a plan to help him grow into an independent, successful adult. Her new book explains how she did it – and offers a roadmap for other parents.

Disability and autism advocate Temple Grandin (middle) poses with Miss Rodeo Wyoming Bailee Mackey (Left), Judi Blum (right), and her seven-year-old son, Elijah, who has down syndrome, at the Exceptional Rodeo. Rodeo royalty members were assigned a "buddy" for the day and accompanied them as they took on the rodeo activities.

'We need all kinds of minds:' Temple Grandin on why neurodivergent thinkers are essential

In The NoCo

We’re talking a lot more these days about what it means to be neurodivergent. Temple Grandin is an animal science professor, author and advocate for people with autism. She recently joined In The NoCo to talk about how important neurodivergent thinkers are for industry and design.

In Colorado schools, concerns grow about learning disabilities going undetected

In The NoCo

Mental health providers in Northern Colorado are having trouble meeting the demand to screen students for learning disabilities. Today on In The NoCo, we explore what’s intensifying this problem and what parents can do to be their kids’ best advocates.