Reading and Learning Disabilities

What are learning disabilities?
 Learning disability (LD) is a disorder that affects people's ability to either interpret what they see and hear or to link information from different parts of the brain. These limitations can show up in many ways: as specific difficulties with spoken and written language, coordination, self control, or attention. Such difficulties extend to schoolwork and can impede learning to read, write, or do math.

LD is a broad term that covers a pool of possible causes, symptoms, treatments, and outcomes. Because of this it is difficult to diagnose or to pinpoint the causes. Learning Disabilities can be divided up into three broad categories. These types of learning disabilities include:

  • Developmental speech and language disorders
  • Academic skills disorders
  • "Other" a catch-all that includes certain coordination disorders and learning handicaps not covered by the other terms

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