About 80 percent of Americans believe the statement “people with learning disabilities are just as smart as you and me” to be generally accurate. But a majority of the public also link learning ...

Learning disabilities are disorders that affect one's ability in the domains of spoken or written language, mathematical calculation, attention, or the coordination of movement. They can occur in ...

Learn about the tests commonly used in diagnosing learning disabilities such as visual-motor integration and achievement. If your child is struggling with school assignments despite showing real ...

I sat across the table from Dawn, a wide-eyed eight-year-old girl in pigtails, bracing myself to tell her the news. I have told students they have a learning disability hundreds of times over my 20 ...

Imagine yourself back in school, and each student in your class is reading a section of a story. As your turn approaches, you get more and more nervous. Nothing could be worse than having to read in ...

Nonverbal learning disorder affects a person’s understanding of nonverbal information, such as concepts and patterns. It can result in academic, social, and spatial challenges. Intelligence is both ...