Learning disabilities affect about 15 percent of the population, and can have a profound impact on individuals and families. People with learning disabilities are just as smart (and sometimes smarter) than their peers, but have difficulty learning in conventional school settings. Understand more about learning disabilities, discover how to overcome obstacles, and learn how to uncover hidden aptitudes and gifts.
...A BIT ABOUT LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
Attention
May have short attention span or be impulsive
May have difficulty conforming to routines
May be easily distracted
May experience stress on extended mental effort
InReading
May have poor reading ability or poor comprehension
May often misread information
May have problems with syntax or grammar
May confuse similar letters or numbers, reverse them, or confuse their order
May have difficulty reading addresses, small print and/or columns
Language
May be able to explain things orally, but not in writing
May have difficulty telling or understanding jokes or stories
May misinterpret language or have poor comprehension of what is said
May respond in an inappropriate manner, unrelated to what is said, or only respond partially to what is said rt here ...
Writing
May have difficulty writing ideas and/or organizing thoughts on paper
May reverse or omit letters, words or phrases when writing
May have problems with sentence structure, writing mechanics and organization
May frequently spell the same word differently in a single document
May read well but not write well (or vice versa)
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Math
May have difficulty with arithmetic, math language, and math concepts
May reverse numbers
May have difficulty with time sequencing, and problem solving
