NINDS Learning Disabilities Information Page Reviewed 03-21-2003 Table of Contents (click to jump to sections) What is Learning Disabilities?Is there any treatment? What is the prognosis? What research is being done? Organizations What is Learning Disabilities? Learning disabilities are disorders that affect the ability to understand or use spoken or written language, do mathematical calculations, coordinate movements, or direct attention. Although learning disabilities occur in very young children, the disorders are usually not recognized until the child reaches school age. Is there any treatment? What is the prognosis? What research is being done? CHADD - Children and Adults with
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
International Dyslexia Association
Learning Disabilities Association of America
National Center for Learning Disabilities
National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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