Quotes by Anne Ford

I don't know if we ever fully get over the pain of watching a child trying to find their way through a world that too often doesn't understand.
– Anne Ford
I put up a huge wall of denial. It was years before I was able to break through it... accepting that your child has a disability, especially one like LD that cannot be seen or easily diagnosed, is one of the hardest things to come to terms with.
– Anne Ford
I went from raising Allegra into being Chairman of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, and from there into writing this book.
– Anne Ford
Learning disabilities cannot be cured, but they can be treated successfully and children with LD can go on to live happy, successful lives.
– Anne Ford
My son Alessandro was always so terrific with his sister, and the three of us-Alessandro, Allegra and myself-made the highs as high as we could, and mostly tried to laugh at the lows. I have written about some of the difficulties a learning disability can cause a family, but there is always an up side to everything.
– Anne Ford