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 ...

If Johnny just doesn’t seem to “get it” no matter how many hours he says he’s studied, there may be reasons other than just lack of trying. If Susie does really well in most subjects but can’t seem to ...

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 ...

Learning disabilities are disorders that affect one's ability in the domains of spoken or written language, mathematical calculation, attention, or the coordination of movement. They can occur in ...

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 ...

A new report by the National Center for Learning Disabilities says the national dropout rate for students with learning disabilities is over 18 percent. File photo AP Roughly 15 percent of Kansas and ...

Only one third of undergraduates from 11 universities who reported having a learning disability were receiving accommodations, a new study has discovered. College students who receive special ...

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