Whenever a parent is concerned that their child has a learning disability, the first step is talking with the child´s teachers. If the teachers aren´t reporting or indicating that they think that there is a learning difference but a parent remains concern, a parent should absolutely follow up and ask for an evaluation whether through the school district or with someone privately in the community. When parents have concerns about their children having learning differences or not performing as well as they expect in school, it´s important that they pay attention to that. I think no one knows the student better than a parent. And in terms of informing expectations of a child based on his or her ability and then seeing a difference in their work productivity or wondering what an obstacle might be in their performance is something that a parent should consider. Also, just because a student is earning average or adequate grades doesn´t mean that he or she doesn´t have a learning disability, When children are bright or gifted, they often and have a learning disorder. They often actually perform at grade level because they are that bright they are performing at the domain that we would expect to see a student. However, that is far below what their actual abilities are and is a source of frustration. And it can be really challenging for them.