Learning Disorders
Also called: Learning differences, Learning disabilitiesMEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
National Institutes of Health
Learning disorders affect how a person understands, remembers and responds to new information. People with learning disorders may have problems
- Listening or paying attention
- Speaking
- Reading or writing
- Doing math
Although learning disorders occur in very young children, they are usually not recognized until the child reaches school age. About one-third of children who have learning disabilities also have ADHD, which makes it hard to focus.
Evaluation and testing by a trained professional can help identify a learning disorder. The next step is special education, which involves helping your child in the areas where he or she needs the most help. Sometimes tutors or speech or language therapists also work with the children. Learning disorders do not go away, but strategies to work around them can make them less of a problem.
NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Children with Learning Disorders (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Learning Disabilities
(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short SummaryAvailable in Spanish - Learning Disabilities (Nemours Foundation)
- Learning Disorders: Know the Signs, How to Help (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Types of Learning Problems (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- What Are Learning Disabilities? (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)Available in Spanish
- What Are the Symptoms of Learning Disabilities? (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)Available in Spanish
- How Are Learning Disabilities Diagnosed? (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)Available in Spanish
- What Are the Treatments for Learning Disabilities? (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)Available in Spanish
- How Learning Problems Are Managed (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)Available in Spanish
- Interventions for Learning Disorders (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Dysgraphia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Dyslexia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Dyslexia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Gerstmann's Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Language-Based Learning Disabilities (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
- What Are Reading Disorders? (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)Available in Spanish
- Genetics Home Reference: 47,XYY syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Aarskog-Scott syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Triple X syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Percentage of Children Aged 5--17 Years Ever Receiving a Diagnosis of Learning Disability, United States, 2007--2009 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Dyslexia (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Learning Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
- Learning Disability Resources (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Available in Spanish
- Dyslexia (Nemours Foundation)Available in Spanish
- Learning Problems (Nemours Foundation)Available in Spanish
- Understanding Dyslexia (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)Available in Spanish
- Learning Disabilities (Nemours Foundation)
- Learning Disabilities and ADHD (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
- Transition to Adulthood (Center for Parent Information and Resources)
- Understanding Dyslexia (Nemours Foundation)Available in Spanish
- Developmental reading disorder Available in Spanish
- Disorder of written expression Available in Spanish
- Mathematics disorder Available in Spanish
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