Learning DisabilitiesDaniely Lins da SilvaSPC 1024

Introduction

Did you know that Albert Einstein

couldn’t read until he was nine?

What Walt Disney, Vice President Nelson

Rockefeller and Whoopi Goldberg have

in common?

Overview

What is it? Neurological Disorder

An “Umbrella” term describing a number of other, more specific learning disabilities.

Common types of learning disabilities

Dyslexia Dyscalculia

DysgraphiaAuditory and

Visual Processing Disorders

Nonverbal Learning

Disabilities

Related Disorders: ADHD, Dyspraxia,

Executive Functioning and Memory.

Public Perceptions of Learning Disabilities: Misconceptions X Reality

Learning Disabilities are easily diagnosed.

Learning Disabilities usually correspond with a low IQ.

Learning Disabilities fade with time.

Diagnosis typically evolves over time and requires an accumulation of information from several sources, including a family history of academic difficulties.

People with LD are of average or above average intelligence.

LDs cannot be cured or fixed; it is a lifelong challenge.

Support and Resources

Beyond School

The Americans with Disabilities Act guarantees equal employment opportunity for people with learning disabilities and protect disabled workers against job discrimination.

Counselors at each State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation serve the employment needs of adolescents and adults with learning disabilities.

Education

IDEA assures a public education to school-aged children with diagnosed learning disabilities.

By law, publicly funded colleges and universities must also remove barriers that keep out disabled students

Conclusion

Learning disabilities are neurological disorders under the same umbrella, commonly mistaken with other types of disabilities and stereotyped by majority of Society.

There is no cure for learning disabilities

With the appropriate support and resources available, it is possible to have a normal life.

References

National Institute of Mental Health. "Diagnosis and Treatment of Learning Disabilities." Learning Disabilities. Ed. Henny H. Kim. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004. Contemporary Issues Companion. Rpt. from "Learning Disabilities." NIH Publication #93-3611. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.

"Learning Disability: Life after High School." Learning Disability: Life after High School. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.

"Types of Learning Disabilities." Learning Disabilities Association of America. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.

"Helping Children with Learning Disabilities.": Practical Parenting Tips for Home and School. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.

"Learning Disabilities and Disorders.": Types of Learning Disorders and Their Signs. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2016

"What Is a Learning Disability?" What Is a Learning Disability? N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.

http://idea.ed.gov/