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All About Learning Disabilities
One in five children have some type of learning disability, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Learning disability is a broad term that can cover many disorders. It is defined by the National Center for Learning Disabilities as a disorder that interferes with a person's ability to store, process, or produce information, and creates a gap between one's ability and performance. Children with learning disabilities may suffer from problems with speech, language, reading, mathematics, concentration, or reasoning.
In many cases, the cause of a learning disability is not known. Experts believe that the learning difficulties that accompany this disability aren't the result of the way the child takes in information -- his sight and hearing are fine -- but rather the result of the way the brain processes the information. Recent scans have actually shown differences in the brains of children who have learning difficulties. Certain types of learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, can be inherited.
Learning disabilities are not the same as mental retardation, autism, deafness, blindness, or behavioral disorders. Children with learning disabilities often have average or above-average intelligence.
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Learning disabilities, or learning disorders, are an umbrella term for a wide variety of learning problems. A learning disability is not a problem with intelligence or motivation. Kids with learning disabilities aren¿t lazy or dumb. In fact, most are just as smart as everyone else. Their brains are simply wired differently. This difference affects how they receive and process information.
1/12/2012 06:45:56 AM Report AbuseI am a parent of 3. Those behaviors can point to Aspergers. Many of those people have been retroactivly diagnosed with Aspergers. I have been looking for help for my children since 2003.
5/10/2011 03:08:21 PM Report AbuseThere are numbers of children suffering from learning disability problem. Learning disability causes obstacles the growth of adolescents. There may be various types of learning disabilities such as reading, writing or non verbal learning and communication difficulties. Learning disabled children need special educational programs. There are special therapeutic boarding schools for learning disordered kids. http://www.troubledteens.net/Problems-in-Teens/Learning-Disabilities-of-Kids.html
7/31/2010 02:17:18 AM Report Abuse