Not celebrities. Real families. Real progress.
Most media success stories spotlight famous people who thrived despite a diagnosis. Ours are different. These are ordinary students who have overcome — or are actively overcoming — the symptoms of learning disabilities through targeted instruction, cognitive training, and consistency.
Overcoming the symptoms of learning disabilities
Reading, writing, and math are the engines of school — and later, adult independence. Without them, managing money, pursuing a career, and living confidently become harder than they should be.
Learning disabilities (LD) is an umbrella term for specific learning disorders such as reading disabilities (commonly called dyslexia), writing disabilities (dysgraphia), and math disabilities (dyscalculia).
- Children with reading disabilities often struggle with accurate word recognition, fluent reading, and comprehension.
- Children with writing disabilities may struggle with letter formation, spelling, and composition.
- Children with math disabilities can experience persistent, sometimes severe difficulties with number sense, procedures, and problem solving.
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ADHD is not a learning disability per se, but its symptoms can overlap with LD, and co-occurrence is common.
The hopeful part? With the right instruction, cognitive training, and consistent practice, many LD symptoms can be significantly reduced. Below are 19 real-world success stories from Edublox students and their families.
Reading disabilities success stories
NEW! Watch: Beating a Reading Disability – A Success Story (Veronica)
A parent shares how his daughter’s reading improved from being several years behind to catching up with her classmates — a wonderful reminder of what’s possible with the proper support.
NEW! Watch: Severe Dyslexia Success Story (Cristiano)
Diagnosed with double-deficit dyslexia, Cristiano followed Edublox’s structured program integrating targeted reading instruction with cognitive training. He made striking gains in fluency, confidence, and overall learning.
Story of a Boy Who Overcame Dyslexia and Earned a Master’s Degree (Abraham)
After failing fourth grade and stagnating for two years, Abraham began Edublox. His progress accelerated — ultimately completing a master’s degree at university.
Watch: Student with Severe Dyslexia Improves by 54 Percentiles (Maddie)
Diagnosed with severe dyslexia, moderate dyscalculia, and ADHD, Maddie started Edublox in Feb 2018 after limited results elsewhere. Subsequent testing showed her IQ rose from 81 to 103, and her reading improved by 54 percentile points.
Read and Watch: A Profound Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Success Story (Amy)
Home educated to cope with delays, Amy began Edublox Live Tutor. Over three years she moved from unable to read to the 46th percentile on an 8th-grade reading measure. Her mom, Sandy, documented the journey.
Watch: Student with Dyseidetic Dyslexia Improves by 26 Percentiles (Rief)
A developmental optometrist asked Edublox to help a 9-year-old with dyseidetic (surface/orthographic) dyslexia. Rief advanced from the 34th to the 60th percentile in reading, and his report-card grades reflected it.
Dyslexic Becomes an Honors and Advanced Placement Student
After two weeks on Edublox, a mom in Fullerton reported her daughter began to love reading and her handwriting improved overnight. Four years later, in her first year of high school, she was enrolled in Honors English, Honors Geometry, and AP History.
Watch: Overcoming Learning Challenges – It’s Life-Changing! (Naeleigh)
Development Tutor built concentration, processing, memory, reasoning; Live Tutor and targeted homework addressed reading, spelling, and math gaps
Writing disabilities success stories
Overcoming a Spelling Problem: Kindergarten to 6th Grade in Six Months
A New Mexico mom shares how focused Edublox work unlocked spelling: “It felt like part of my daughter’s mind was trapped — Edublox set her free.”
Dysgraphia Success Story: Handwriting No Longer an Issue
After 30 hours on the Edublox Dysgraphia Program, Jennifer Gilliland reports legibility, speed, and confidence gains that changed schoolwork at home and in class.
Days of Fighting to Do Homework Are Over (Kenny)
Kenny learned to enjoy reading. His spelling now stuns people, and his word-attack skills have become “phenomenal,” says his mom.
Math disabilities success stories
Watch: Student with Dyscalculia Gains 7 Years in Math in 3 Years (Hannah)
After six years of limited progress elsewhere, Hannah started Edublox. Her physician mom, Robyn, volunteered this testimony: the program changed her daughter’s life.
Watch: Edublox Math Program Opens New Worlds (Veronica)
As a result of dyspraxia, Veronica struggled in reading and math. Edublox’s math pathway helped her build number sense and confidence, opening new worlds.
Math Program Delivers “Immediate Results.” He No Longer Hates Math (Weiping)
Once Kim’s son started Edublox, the results were immediate. The straightforward methods restored his confidence and changed his outlook — he no longer hates math. Today he smiles through lessons, proudly saying, “I know it, I know it… I’m so smart!”
More Progress in Weeks than with other Programs in Years (William)
William’s mom reports that within weeks of consistent tutoring he made more improvement than in years with other curricula.
ADHD success stories
ADHD Success Story: Schoolwork No Longer Means Anxiety, Sadness, Tears (Kori)
Kori was diagnosed with ADHD in 1st grade. After play therapy and auditory processing therapy fell short, Kori started Edublox. Gains: confidence, work speed, frustration tolerance, and reading.
Real Progress for Student with Apraxia, Sequential Disorder, ADHD (Carsten)
A Utah mom shares five months of gains for her son diagnosed with apraxia of speech, poor working memory, sequential processing disorder, and severe ADHD (and suspected dyslexia).
Life-changing Difference for Student with ADHD (Erigh)
Erigh, diagnosed with ADHD, dyspraxia, and dyslexia, had barely passed third grade and was set to fail fourth. After starting Edublox, he can concentrate better, his marks improved by about 30%, and both his reading and writing made clear gains.
Twins with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Overcome Learning Difficulties (Joshua & Jeremiah)
Joshua and Jeremiah (FAS) repeated Grade 2 and were promoted to Grade 3 with support; Jeremiah also had ADHD and severe dyslexia. Their family shares a story of steady victory.
Edublox helps children with learning disabilities
Edublox integrates cognitive training with reading, writing, or math tutoring, grounded in solid learning principles. We support mild, moderate, and severe LD profiles via Live Online Tutoring and in-center options where available.
Edublox helps students become lifelong learners and confident, independent thinkers. It isn’t a quick fix — but used consistently, it can permanently alleviate many LD symptoms.
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Edublox offers cognitive training and live online tutoring to students with reading, writing, math, and other learning disabilities. We support families in the United States, Canada, Australia, and beyond. Book a free consultation to discuss your child’s learning needs.
Edublox is proud to be a member of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), a leading organization dedicated to evidence-based research and advocacy for individuals with dyslexia and related learning difficulties.
