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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. 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.

  5. 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 …

  6. 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 …

  7. 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.

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

    Sep 16, 2019 · The center helps parents find professionals to assist with children’s treatment and education. It also provides information about the laws and policies related to education for a child …

  9. 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 …

  10. 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 …