Learning disability, learning disorder, or learning difficulty (British English) is a condition in the brain that causes difficulties comprehending or...
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Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom), and formerly mental retardation (in the United States)...
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"nonverbal disabilities" (p. 44) or "disorders of nonverbal learning" was a category encompassing non-linguistic learning problems. "Nonverbal learning disabilities"...
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Developmental disabilities cause individuals living with them many difficulties in certain areas of life, especially in "language, mobility, learning, self-help...
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Special education (redirect from Learning disabilities in special education)
learning disabilities, learning difficulties (such as dyslexia), communication disorders, emotional and behavioral disorders, physical disabilities (such...
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Accessibility (redirect from Physical-disability access)
services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible developments...
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Neurodevelopmental disorder (redirect from Neurodevelopmental disability)
specific learning disorders. Often one disorder is accompanied by another. Intellectual disability, also known as general learning disability is a disorder...
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Twice exceptional (redirect from Gifted and learning disabled)
mid-1990s and refers to gifted students who have some form of learning or developmental disability. These students are considered exceptional both because of...
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inclusive learning environments. Inclusion has different historical roots/background which may be integration of students with severe disabilities in the...
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learning disability, autism, emotional disturbance, other health impairments, intellectual disability, orthopedic impairment, multiple disabilities,...
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Dyscalculia (redirect from Math disability)
a learning disability resulting in difficulty learning or comprehending arithmetic, such as difficulty in understanding numbers, numeracy, learning how...
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including: Intellectual disability, also known as general learning disability, a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder Learning disability, where a person has...
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intellectual disability, various specific conditions (such as specific learning disability), and problems acquired later in life through acquired brain injuries...
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Language-based learning disabilities or LBLD are "heterogeneous" neurological differences that can affect skills such as listening, reasoning, speaking...
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Disorders and Stroke defines reading disability or dyslexia as follows: "Dyslexia is a brain-based type of learning disability that specifically impairs a person's...
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Dysgraphia (category Learning disabilities)
Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder and learning disability that concerns impairments in written expression, which affects the ability to write, primarily...
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other institutions will interpret low language learning aptitude as a sign of a language learning disability. A pattern of evidence from several sources...
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psychologist and educator, who is best known for coining the term learning disability. Kirk was born in Rugby, North Dakota on 1 September 1904, to the...
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The Learning Disability Coalition (LDC) is a group of fourteen organisations which campaigns to secure better funding for social care for people with...
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include all disabled people, including those who have learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, or emotional, mental health or behavioural problems...
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Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given...
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with a Free...
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Dyslexia (category Learning to read)
Dyslexia, previously known as word blindness, is a learning disability that affects either reading or writing. Different people are affected to different...
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Learning Disabilities at Risk? Emotional Well-Being, Depression, Suicide.DD Huntington, WN Bender - Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993 Learning Self-determination:...
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learning, intellectual and developmental disabilities or mental illnesses. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) persons with disabilities...
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Invisible disabilities, also known as hidden disabilities or non-visible disabilities (NVDs), are disabilities that are not immediately apparent. They...
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Children with ADHD may show learning difficulties because of their attentional problems or also have learning disorder or disability (or have nothing else)...
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Disability studies is an academic discipline that examines the meaning, nature, and consequences of disability. Initially, the field focused on the division...
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Special needs (category Pejorative terms for people with disabilities)
education needs and is a way to refer to students with disabilities, in which their learning may be altered or delayed compared to other students. The...
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Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD or SSDI) is a payroll tax-funded federal insurance program of the United States government. It is managed by...
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