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Learning disability

What is a learning disability?

Learning disabilities are conditions that affect the ability to learn. They can cause problems with:

  • Understanding what people are saying
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Doing math
  • Paying attention

Often, children have more than one kind of learning disability. They may also have another condition, such as (ADHD). This can make learning even more of a challenge. The sooner a learning disability is identified and addressed, the better a child is likely to perform in school.

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Results 1 - 10 of 1,408 for Learning Disorders
  1. Learning Disabilities (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is a learning disability? Learning disabilities are conditions that affect the ability to learn. They can cause problems with: Understanding what ...
  2. Dysgraphia is a childhood learning disorder that involves poor writing skills. It is also called disorder of written expression. ... Dysgraphia is as common as other learning disorders. A child can have ... (includes poor handwriting) Expressive language disorder ...
  3. learning disorder; dyslexia; dysgraphia; dyscalculia; disorder of written expression; auditory memory; reading; processing Disabilities; ADHD; school accommodations; special ...
  4. Learning Disabilities/Children ... Learning Disabilities ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
  5. Learning Disorders (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)  
    Learning Disorders,FFF,FFF Search,English,Learning Disabilities,Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD),School,Behavior,Autism Spectrum Disorders, ...
  6. Other Concerns and Conditions with ADHD (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Related Issues ... Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Other concerns ...
  7. About Learning Disabilities From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Learning disabilities affect how a person learns to read, write, speak, and do math. They are caused by ...
  8. What Is Psychiatry? Video (American Psychiatric Association)  
    ... Disorder (SAD) Sleep Disorders Somatic Symptom Disorder Specific Learning Disorders Stigma, Prejudice and Discrimination Against People with Mental ... Disorder (SAD) Sleep Disorders Somatic Symptom Disorder Specific Learning Disorders Stigma, Prejudice and Discrimination Against People with Mental ...
  9. American Psychiatric Association (American Psychiatric Association)  
    ... Disorder (SAD) Sleep Disorders Somatic Symptom Disorder Specific Learning Disorders Stigma, Prejudice and Discrimination Against People with Mental ... Disorder (SAD) Sleep Disorders Somatic Symptom Disorder Specific Learning Disorders Stigma, Prejudice and Discrimination Against People with Mental ...
  10. What Are the Treatments for Learning Disabilities? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Learning disabilities have no cure, but early intervention can lessen their effects. People with learning disabilities can develop ways to cope with their disabilities. ...
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