Healthline

How Are Learning Disabilities Tested and Diagnosed?

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 ...
Kaleido Scope

Early Signs: How to detect learning disabilities in children

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 ...
The University of Manchester

Substandard bowel cancer care for people with learning disability highlighted

People with a learning disability are at higher risk of developing bowel cancer, yet face significant barriers at nearly every stage of the care pathway, University of Manchester and Christie NHS ...
Healthline

What’s the Difference Between an Intellectual Disability and a Learning Disability?

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 ...
PBS

Succeeding with Language-Based Learning Disabilities

NJ school for language-based learning disabilities: Ask the Experts panel; Dr. L. Praslova. This episode visits a New Jersey private school that attacks language-based learning disabilities with ...