| some children display the symptoms of learning | | | | and diagnosed in school settings once children |
| disorders, people with ADHD can often have | | | | enter an environment that requires adherence to |
| learning difficulties. | | | | schedules and concentration is needed. Also once |
| They may also have a learning disability or | | | | children are among their peers it can become |
| disorder, but this is a separate medical condition to | | | | more obvious if their behavior or learning abilities |
| ADHD. | | | | are out of step with the majority of the class. |
| Learning disabilities and ADHD are not connected. | | | | According to present statistics, in every class of |
| There are children who display no trace of | | | | 25 to 30 children, one child is likely to be |
| learning disabilities and accompanying symptoms, | | | | diagnosed with ADHD, a L.D or a combination of |
| despite having ADHD. | | | | both. |
| ADHD is characterized by behaviors such as | | | | Continue reading for more information on ADHD |
| difficulty in maintaining attention, finds listening | | | | and sign up for the free recognizing and treating |
| really difficult, is easily distracted, struggles to sit | | | | ADHD newsletter below. |
| still, struggles to play quietly and is restless and | | | | ADHD is broken down into three types: |
| forgetful. | | | | The inattentive type, who is easily distracted, |
| Learning Disabilities (L.D) on the other hand are | | | | forgets instructions, lacks attention to detail and |
| neurological disorders that affect the | | | | tends to lose things like homework or toys. Then |
| understanding of or the ability to use spoken or | | | | there is the hyperactive- impulsive type who finds |
| written language. The disability can show up as an | | | | sitting still a real challenge, is always in motion with |
| impaired ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, | | | | loud shouting and constant talking. Finally there is |
| spell or complete math calculations. | | | | the combined type which is a mixture of the two |
| Learning Disabilities are not the same as learning | | | | and the most common. |
| difficulties. Children with ADHD can often | | | | With L.D’s there are two main categories, |
| experience learning difficulties due to their ADHD. | | | | developmental speech and language disorders and |
| Clearly, ADHD behaviors can interrupt a child's | | | | academic skills disorders. Within these categories |
| ability to absorb and apply what is being taught in | | | | there are different diagnosis. Dyslexia (impacts |
| the classroom. | | | | reading abilities), dysgraphia (difficulty in writing) |
| Frequently, both ADHD and L.D’s coexist | | | | and dyscalculia (inversion of numerical digits) fall |
| and it is difficult to identify if one is a contributory | | | | under academic disorders. Articulation disorder, |
| factor in the other. Problems of self-regulation, | | | | language disorders such as expressive language |
| inattentiveness, impulsive behaviors and | | | | disorder and receptive language disorder fall under |
| hyperactivity could coincide with that of the | | | | the wider ranges of language disorders. |
| inability to recognize and digest what is being | | | | If you feel your child is displaying learning |
| taught but do not, by themselves create the | | | | disorders, ADHD or a learning disability you should |
| learning disability. | | | | contact their school and speak to your doctor |
| ADHD and learning disabilities are usually spotted | | | | about further testing. |