Dyslexia, a language-based learning disability, can hinder reading, writing, spelling and sometimes even speaking, according to the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD). Parents may become ...

WASHINGTON -- Do genes determine your brain's abilities, or can you retrain the brain to overcome inherited problems, such as helping a learning-impaired child to read? Neuroscientist Michael ...

What do learning disability therapists do? Various therapists can help treat learning disabilities. These may include occupational therapists, who will typically work with a child to improve their ...

According to the Learning Disabilities Association of America, 2.4 million students are diagnosed with a learning disability and about 41 percent receive special education services. There is a range ...

“In first grade, they said I talk too much, and now I still can.” These are the words of the late celebrated film critic Roger Ebert, who lost his ability to speak during a difficult battle with ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - July is Disability Pride Month. It’s a time to celebrate the successes for the disability community and call attention to challenges still to overcome. Disability advocates in ...

VIROQUA - Cole Dearborn doesn't often come home when the bell rings at Viroqua High School. He is a distance runner on the track and cross country teams and when practice ends, he goes back to the ...