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  1. Learning Disabilities

    Jun 24, 2020 · Learning disabilities are differences in a person’s brain that can affect how well they read, write, speak, do math, and handle other similar tasks. Different groups may define “learning …

  2. Learning Disabilities | NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National ...

    Learning disabilities are differences in a person’s brain that can affect how well they read, write, speak, do math, and handle other similar tasks. Different groups may define “learning disability” differently, …

  3. About Learning Disabilities | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver ...

    Mar 4, 2017 · Learning disabilities are different from learning problems due to intellectual and developmental disabilities, or emotional, vision, hearing, or motor skills problems. 1 Different groups …

  4. What are reading disorders? | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy …

    Aug 19, 2019 · Disorders of reading and language, such as dyslexia, involve difficulty with specific reading skills, such as sounding out words.

  5. About Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs)

    Aug 12, 2012 · IDDs are disorders that are usually present at birth and that uniquely affect the trajectory of the individual’s physical, intellectual, and/or emotional development.

  6. What causes learning disabilities? | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy ...

    Aug 7, 2018 · Researchers do not know all of the possible causes of learning disabilities, but they have found a range of risk factors during their work to find potential causes. Research shows that risk …

  7. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human ...

    Aug 25, 2020 · For example, within the context of education and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a law that aims to ensure educational services to children with disabilities …

  8. What are some signs of learning disabilities? - NICHD

    Mar 6, 2017 · Many children have trouble reading, writing, or performing other learning-related tasks at some point. This does not mean they have learning disabilities. A child with a learning disability often …

  9. What are the treatments for learning disabilities?

    Mar 9, 2017 · What are the treatments for learning disabilities? Learning disabilities have no cure, but early intervention can lessen their effects. People with learning disabilities can develop ways to cope …

  10. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human ...

    Nov 22, 2023 · Learning to communicate is an ongoing process, so a person with Down syndrome may also benefit from speech and language therapy in school, as well as later in life. The therapist may …