Learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can frustrate students, confound parents and challenge educators. But all are treatable ...

Is your child struggling in school? Wondering if they may have a learning disability? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner explains that there is a difference between a learning barrier and a legitimate ...

Kids with learning disabilities can still thrive in school. We want to believe that grades are simply a product of motivation and effort ― that if a child truly wants to do well in school and works ...

When most people think of a learning disability, they tend to associate it with challenges such as difficulty learning to read, difficulty with spelling or processing language. However, there is ...

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 number of institutions where at least one out of 10 undergraduates reported having a disability has risen over 64 percent in the past five years. In 2018-19, 327 institutions had 10 percent or ...

While learning disabilities are often associated with childhood challenges, these conditions can have far-reaching impacts ...

One of the most common questions I get asked about an evaluation is, “can you evaluate for just (fill in the blank).” On occasion, I’ll happily reduce the evaluation time and just assess for the ...

Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that involves many different symptoms, with at least some of those symptoms affecting between 15 and 20 percent of the population, according to the ...

Individuals with T2D and learning disabilities appear to have better glycaemic control but face a notably higher risk for ...

People with learning disabilities progress faster to severe type 2 diabetes and are at greater risk of dying from their condition than people without these disabilities, suggests research published in ...

Learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can frustrate students, confound parents and challenge educators. But all are treatable ...