This narrative consists of two sections that describe the experience of a graduate student with a learning disability. The first section documents the first author's process of coming to understand and accept the positive and negative impacts of her learning disability. This author explains how others (e.g., parents, teachers, therapists, coaches) have exhibited a natural tendency to underestimate the pervasiveness of the disability. The second section reflects the experience of the first author's coach in working with the first author around her learning disability. Potential implications for therapists working with learning-disabled clients are also discussed throughout the article.
