Aditi Shankardass: A second opinion on learning disorders

The TED.com site is generally very fascinating, not because they pick individuals based on their abilities to speak and entertain the audience, but because of the real life topics that are discussed. When searching the TED site this afternoon, I couldn't help but listen to Aditi Shankardass' “A second opinion on learning disorders."

Having a younger sister who is faced with a learning disorder, I wanted to learn about what new discoveries have been made to possibly help her as she copes with one of her biggest challenges. Brooke, now a fourth year Nurse at MCV, was misdiagnosed three times in her life because of the general misunderstanding of learning disorders and ultimately the misdiagnoses.

After listening to Aditi, it is clear the world is becoming more aware that simple diagnoses gone wrong can severely impact and limit a person and their future.