Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt wrote-
... When my daughters got the psychological evaluations, I was told that
kids with LD often had average or above average intelligence.  That's not in
the VA description, however (which I just looked up out of curiosity).  So
there may be some confusion on my part between the psych descriptions and
theacademic descriptions.  I think this is probably common since many
parents must get their children evaluated outside of school (via a
psychiatrist) before the school will test them for learning disabilities.
At least, this has been my experience in this state.

Hi again-
Yes, you're making a LOT of sense. It's not surprising to me that you were
told that kids with LD often have average or above average intelligence. The
fact is, they often do, but they also often don't. What we have here is a
residual hang-on belief by MANY people (both professionals and non-), that
LD is tied to average intellectual ability. This debate goes back decades,
and I wish it would go away!
Arlyn