| Learning disabilities are problems that affect the | | | | Symptoms of Learning Disabilitiesdifficulty |
| brain's ability to receive, process, analyze, or store | | | | speakingdoesn't recognize words previously |
| information. The most common and best-known | | | | learnedmath problemspellingdirect attentiondifficulty |
| verbal learning disability is dyslexia, which causes | | | | in understandinglisteningproblems with physical |
| people to have trouble recognizing or processing | | | | coordination |
| letters and the sounds associated with them. | | | | Diagnosis for Learning Disabilities |
| Learning disabilities are present in at least 10 | | | | Diagnosis includes intellectual, educational, speech |
| percent of the population.Although the number of | | | | and language, medical, and psychologic evaluations. |
| children with learning disabilities is unknown, about | | | | The important thing is to follow up on any |
| 5% of the school-age population in the US | | | | concerns, whether you notice something amiss at |
| receives special educational services for learning | | | | home or a teacher raises a red flag. A specialist in |
| disabilities. There are as many learning styles as | | | | learning disabilities may not be as knowledgeable |
| there are individuals. There are two types of the | | | | about other conditions that may contribute to |
| learning disabilities and they are information | | | | learning difficulties. For the diagnosisof learning |
| processing deficits this will contain the input, | | | | disabilities IQ test can be taken which will give the |
| integration, storage, and output and specific | | | | results for there learning disabilities. The |
| learning disabilities this will contains the reading | | | | occupational therapist will tests sensory disorders |
| disability, disorders of speaking and listening, | | | | that can lead to learning problems. Specially trained |
| writing disability and nonverbal learning disability. | | | | educators may perform a diagnostic educational |
| Memory may be defective, including short- and | | | | evaluation assessing the child's academic and |
| long-term memory, memory use (eg, rehearsal), | | | | intellectual potential and level of academic |
| and verbal recall or retrieval. | | | | performance. |
| People with learning disabilities have average or | | | | Treatment for Learning Disabilities |
| above-average intelligence, but their difficulties in | | | | The good news about learning disabilities is that |
| managing the information their brains receive hold | | | | while they’re permanent, they’re also |
| them back in school and at work, causing | | | | treatable. Learning disabilities fall within the class of |
| problems with self-esteem. One of the most | | | | neurological issues called developmental disabilities, |
| painful aspects of having a learning disability is to | | | | in that they are chronic, they limit success in one |
| have your brain’s inability to process | | | | or more major life areas, and they cannot be |
| information in certain ways mistaken for low | | | | reversed by medication. Among these sources |
| intelligence. The disability usually only affects | | | | are doctors, special education teachers, and |
| certain limited areas of a child's development. In | | | | mental health professionals who can help identify |
| fact, rarely are learning disabilities severe enough | | | | learning disabilities and recommend the right |
| to impair a person's potential to live a happy, | | | | combination of medical, psychosocial, and |
| normal life. | | | | educational treatment. You will also be provided |
| Causes of Learning Disabilities | | | | with practical solutions to help children and |
| Environmental factors | | | | adolescents with learning disabilities greatly |
| Complications during pregnancy | | | | improve their academic achievement as well as |
| Genetic influences | | | | their self-esteem. |
| CNS infections | | | | |