| Neurological disorders give rise to learning disabilities | | | | Difficulty in making speech sounds, like the word |
| and this can have an effect on the individual's social | | | | "swim" would be pronounced as "thwim", or may find |
| and intellectual development. Sometimes, children with | | | | it difficult in controlling their rate of speech. These |
| learning disabilities are smarter than children of their | | | | can be corrected successfully by speech therapy. |
| own age, but have difficulty in listening, writing, | | | | Difficulty in expressing themselves when speaking. |
| thinking, spelling, reading to name a few. The learning | | | | Difficulty in understanding someone when they speak. |
| process for someone with a learning disability is more | | | | A few facts about learning disabilities: |
| difficult and also different. However, parents should | | | | Learning disabilities are hereditary. |
| not despair as many famous people had learning | | | | Learning disabilities are in a category by itself and |
| disabilities, for example, Walt Disney had trouble | | | | should not be confused with such disorders as |
| reading all his life, Albert Einstein was unable to read | | | | deafness, blindness and retardation as none of these |
| till he was about nine years old and the famous actor | | | | mentioned disorders are learning disabilities. |
| Whoopi Goldberg also has a learning disability. | | | | According to statistics, in America, one in seven |
| Learning Disabilities can be severe or they can be mild | | | | individuals has a learning disability. |
| or even moderate. Sometimes learning disabilities are | | | | A learning disability and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity |
| hereditary, that is, if your parents or grandparents | | | | Disorder can occur at the same time, but these two |
| have one, then the chances of you having the same | | | | disorders are completely different. |
| is high. Learning disabilities are permanent and cannot | | | | The commonest type of learning disability is a |
| be cured. However, today with so much expertise in | | | | problem with reading and language. |
| this field it is much easier to get help than in the | | | | Some of the following may indicate that your child |
| good old days. | | | | could be possibly having a learning disability, but until |
| Some individuals who suffer from a mild learning | | | | you have your child evaluated by a professional it is |
| disability may not need a lot of help in their lives. | | | | difficult to say for certain. |
| Individuals with severe learning disability on the other | | | | Is reading more difficult for your child than it should |
| hand will need help every step of the way from the | | | | be? |
| basics of even getting dressed, filling out a form or | | | | Does your child struggle in school? |
| even going shopping. Some individuals with learning | | | | Should your child be getting better grades than he |
| disabilities tend to have some sort of physical | | | | she is actually getting? |
| disability as well; these people would generally require | | | | Does your child think one thing but write something |
| a lot of support and assistance round the clock. | | | | completely different? |
| Detecting that an individual has a learning problem | | | | Are there spelling errors and other errors in your |
| may not always be that straightforward. However, if | | | | child's writing? |
| a child has a language and speech problem this may | | | | Is mathematics a problem for your child? |
| be an indication of a learning disability. | | | | Is writing a problem for your child and is she/he slow |
| Individuals with language and speech problems may | | | | in writing? |
| have any of the following: | | | | Are your child's organizational skills up to the mark? |