Assessments for learning disabilities: How to identify an LD

by Jules Willis

Learning disabilities come in a variety of forms. There are reading disabilities, for which the most common term used is dyslexia. The common term for a math disability is dyscalcula and the corresponding term for a writi...read more

by Shelly Mcrae

Learning disabilities are processing disorders associated with the academic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics. Diagnosis of a learning disability can occur early in a child's academic career, sometimes as early a...read more

by Curt Jeffryes

If you are just beginning your journey on understanding learning disabilities, then it would be wise to dispel some common misconceptions. First, learning disabilities are not a form of mental retardation or a sign of lowe...read more

by Elizabeth Tragash

Sometimes there is a moment when life is unexpectedly hurled into chaos. The phone rang on an otherwise ordinary afternoon. The earnest voice of a nurse practitioner delivered a shattering blow: the doctors wanted my six...read more

by EMSalem

Learning Disabilities (LD) are neurological in origin and result from minor or major differences in how the brain is wired'. Most often these problems are recognized by parents before they attend school but not always. Si...read more

by Erin Cook

People can say all kinds of terminology for diagnosising learning disabilities. Learning disabilities can range from motor coordination to dyslexia. I was diagnosed with Learning Disabilities since I was about two years ol...read more

by Jennifer Eblin

A learning disability is generally defined as a condition that affects the ability to read, listen, write, speak, or any other process involved in learning. People with learning disabilities are sometimes thought to be "sl...read more

by Lili Melton Ph.D.

When children have learning difficulties (LDs), parents are most often first to detect something is incorrect. If you suspect your child may have an LD, you should have an understanding of basic aspects involved before you...read more

by Wilfred Cook

One of the hardest and most overlooked, and sometimes over diagnosed disabilities is what is commonly referred to as a "Learning Disability". As the father of a teenager who is diagnosed with having learning disabilities....read more

by Michelle Dunbar

My son is 5 years old and he has a Learning Disability. To be more precise he has a very short attention span, does not follow instructions chooses to do what he wants to do an finds it very challenging when interacting wi...read more

by Lawrence Siku

When Mrs Smith(not real name)received a note from her son"s class teacher to help him with reading, she called Eric(her son) so that she can help him.He started giving some excuses like "i am tired" and "my eyes are hurtin...read more

by Pratima Pawar

learning disabilities not not a ver big problem everybody got some problems in the beginning because at that time they are not familiar with words calculation and many more thing, so when a child starts studying or he is b...read more