Learning disabilities are common. Between 8% and 10% of children under age 18 in the U.S. may have some type of learning disability. Learning disabilities have nothing to do with how smart a person 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 ...

Studies show that students with learning disabilities (14.8%) are three times more likely to have experienced chronic school ...

About 80 percent of Americans believe the statement “people with learning disabilities are just as smart as you and me” to be generally accurate. But a majority of the public also link learning ...

Some parents and teachers correlate bad grades with the child being a bad student, but that’s not always the case. “Learning disabilities can manifest themselves in many different ways,” says Dr.

Teacher helping child with assignment. No two children with learning disabilities are the same. They’ll have different family situations, academic needs, and backgrounds. In public schools, however, ...

Fifty years ago, Congress dramatically expanded schools’ responsibilities when it passed the nation’s primary special education law, requiring children with disabilities to receive a “free appropriate ...

Medina-based RePlay for Kids is a nonprofit with a team of volunteers who repair, adapt and distribute toys and assistive ...

Children and adolescents (aged 0-18 years) with disabilities experience physical, sexual, and emotional violence, and neglect at considerably higher rates than those without disability, despite ...

Common referral questions include attention and executive functioning (ADHD), learning differences, giftedness, anxiety, depression, and overall cognitive functioning. Assessment is a powerful tool ...

Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Marker Learning examined racial and ethnic differences in students with learning disabilities. - New Africa // Shutterstock Using data ...