Learning Disabilities WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Learning Disabilities and compiled helpful research notes below.
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Research Notes on Learning Disabilities
A learning disability is a neurological disorder that cannot be cured or fixed. People with a learning disability are as smart as others but may have difficulty reading, writing, spelling, reasoning, recalling and/or organizing information.
Fast Facts
- 15% percent of the U.S. population has some type of learning disability.
- Difficulty with basic reading and language skills are the most common learning disabilities.
- It is very important that you seek help as soon as you realize your child is having difficulty learning.
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Latest Headlines on Learning Disabilities
What is Learning Disabilities?
- Learning Disabilities Online: What is a Learning Disability
- Help Guide: What Learning Disabilities Look Like
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities: Learning Disabilities
- Kid Source: Learning Disabilities
- Wikipedia: Learning Disability
What Are The Symptoms of Learning Disabilities?
- Learning Disabilities Online: Common Signs of Learning Disabilities
- American Academy of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry: Children With Learning Disabilities
- Optometrists Network: Vision and Learning Disabilities
- National Center for Learning Disabilities: Do I Have LD?
- About.com: Early Signs of Learning Disabilities
What Are The Causes and Complications of Learning Disabilities?
- Audiblox: What Causes Learning Disabilities
- Health Scout: Causes and Risk Factors of Learning Disabilities
- Mayo Clinic: Causes of Dyslexia
- MedicineNet: Causes of learning disability
- NewScientist: Generalist genes 'cause all learning disabilities'
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Learning Disabilities?
- Learning Disabilities Online: Get Help Early
- National Center for Learning Disabilities: Building Skills
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Learning Disabilities Information Page
- Virtual Pediatric Hospital: How are learning disabilities treated
- Psychology Today: Treatment of Learning Disabilities
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Learning Disabilities?
- Wikipedia: Alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities | List of alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities
- ERIC: Redefining Learning Disabilities: An Holistic Perspective
- Eye Care America: Vision Therapies for Learning Disabilities
What Are The Types of Learning Disabilities?
- New York Online Access to Health: Types of Learning Disabilities
- Learning Disabilities Association of America: Types of Learning Disabilities
- University of Washington: What are specific types of learning disabilities?
- LearningRx: Some Types of Learning Disabilities
How Do You Prevent Learning Disabilities?
- Helium: How to prevent learning disabilities
- About.com: Healthy Pregnancy - Prevent Some Birth Defects and LDs with Lifestyle Choices
- Discovery Health: Learning Disability
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Learning Disabilities
- About.com: Learning Disability Screening Quiz
- New England Americans with Disabilities Act Center: Students with Disabilities Tell Their Stories
- YouTube: Videos on Learning Disabilities
- Daily Strength: Discussion on Learning Disabilities
Foundations and Support Groups on Learning Disabilities
- Official Site: Learning Disabilities Association of America
- Official Site: National Center For Learning Disabilities
- Official Site: Council for Learning Disabilities
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Learning Disabilities
- PubMed Central: Medical Journal Articles on Learning Disabilities
- JAMA: Medical Journal Articles on Learning Disabilities
- Google Scholar: Medical Articles on Learning Disabilities
Clinical Trials on Learning Disabilities
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Learning Disabilities
- Center Watch: Clinical Trials on Learning Disabilities
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Learning Disability, Learning Disabilties, Learning Disabilitys
- Last update: May 11, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
