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Is
there more than one kind of Learning Disability? |
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Yes.
Learning Disabilities can manifest in many ways.
There are broad classifications as well as more specific classifications.
Broadly speaking, since a Learning Disability affects the individual's processing,
some of the more common categories are: |
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Central
Auditory Processing Deficit - how an individual aurally picks up information. |
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Attention/Concentration
problems (more info) |
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Memory
- short term, visual and auditory |
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Ability
to organize information |
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Ability
to sequence and segregate information (more info) |
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More
specifically, quite often people think of Learning Disabilities in academic
terms. These would be under the headings of: |
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Reading
- see Dyslexia |
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Spelling |
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Writing |
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Language
- affecting comprehension and/or ability to articulate one's thoughts either
at all or in a fluent manner |
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Math |
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Two of the most heard-of
Learning Disabilities today are Dyslexia and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder, known as ADD or ADHD (as described in the DSM IV).
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