Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...

Caroline Richter, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Psychology, says learning disabilities are common, and there are many ways for parents to ...

Could your child have a learning disability? It’s a frequent question for pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner. Whether it be dyslexia, dyscalculia, or another learning disorder, identify the common signs ...

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 ...

Dr. Miranda Melcher co-authored this post. There are many differences between the support that a student who is neurodiverse and/or has learning differences (LDs) received in high school versus what ...

Not all children learn at the same speed or through the same ways, but persistent challenges with reading, writing, and mathematics may warrant testing for a learning disability. Learning disabilities ...

When most people think of a learning disability, they tend to associate it with challenges such as difficulty learning to read, difficulty with spelling or processing language. However, there is ...

More than 100 people with learning disabilities and autism were "locked away" in hospitals across Greater Manchester as of ...

One of the most commonly diagnosed conditions in childhood is a learning disability. Though somewhat difficult to identify in the very early years of school, by the time a student reaches third grade, ...

This story features Beeline Reader for enhanced readability. Click to turn the feature on or off. Learn more about this technology here. “One of the greatest contributing factors to lower achievement ...

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, some “otherwise qualified” individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and ...

Ours is a country with a serious learning disability. Signs of it are all around us, both at macro (aggregate) and micro ...