What are Learning Disabilities?

Learning disability is a general term that describes specific kinds of learning problems. A learning disability can cause a person to have trouble learning and using certain skills. The skills most often affected are reading, writing, listening, speaking, reasoning and math.

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Attention Deficit Disorder

ADD is one of the two types of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Where it differs from ADHD-P2 is in lethargy/fatigue and having fewer or no symptoms of hyperactivity or impulsiveness.

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Developmental Aphasia

A severe language disorder that is presumed to be due to brain injury rather than because of a developmental delay in the normal acquisition of language.

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Dyscalculia

Dyscalculia is difficulty in learning or comprehending arithmetic, such as difficulty in understanding numbers, learning how to manipulate numbers, and learning math facts.

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Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a difference in acquiring reading, spelling and writing skills, that is neurological in origin. The cognitive difficulties that cause these differences can also affect organisational skills, calculation abilities etc.

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Dysnomia

A marked difficulty in remembering names or recalling words needed for oral or written language.

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Dyspraxia

A severe difficulty in performing drawing, writing, buttoning, and other tasks requiring fine motor skill, or in sequencing the necessary movements.

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Fragile X

Fragile X syndrome is the world’s leading cause of inherited mental impairment. It is also the leading identifiable cause of autism.

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Sensory Processing Disorder

SPD can affect isolated senses – for example, just touch or just sight or just movement – or in multiple senses.

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