Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can frustrate ...

Supporters say the change would improve dyslexia identification practices, but critics worry it could delay interventions and ...

One of the most common questions I get asked about an evaluation is, “can you evaluate for just (fill in the blank).” On occasion, I’ll happily reduce the evaluation time and just assess for the ...

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 ...

One of the most commonly diagnosed conditions in childhood is a learning disability. Though somewhat difficult to identify in the very early years of school, by the time a student reaches third grade, ...

If you're autistic, you're more likely to have a learning disability than the general public. In fact, around 30% of autistic people also have a learning disability. But being autistic doesn't mean ...

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, some “otherwise qualified” individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and ...

If school is a constant struggle, or if you wonder if there's something else going on, like ADHD, anxiety, depression, dyslexia or other type of learning disability or intellectual disability getting ...

In a cohort of approximately 0.3 million patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), those with learning disabilities exhibited better glycaemic control but faced a higher risk for all-cause and ...