What you need to know
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A history of learning disabilities and ADHD
This timeline offers a glimpse of how our understanding of ADHD and learning disabilities like dysle…
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Is there a “cure” for learning and thinking differences?
Learning and thinking differences cannot be cured. But that doesn’t mean kids with learning and thin…
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Learning disabilities: What they are and aren’t
Can kids outgrow learning disabilities? Is LD caused by laziness? Get the straight story on what lea…
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What’s the difference between learning disabilities and intellectual disabilities?
Intellectual disabilities and learning challenges aren’t the same thing. See what the difference is …
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Is autism a learning disability?
Kids with autism can get special education services under the law. But does that mean autism is a le…
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Awareness Month: Supporting kids who learn and think differently
Understood is celebrating ADHD and Learning Disability Awareness Month this October. Find out how to…
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Autism: What you need to know
What is autism, and how does it relate to learning disabilities and ADHD? Learn about autism spectru…
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9 key facts about learning disabilities and ADHD
Get the facts on learning disabilities and ADHD. Here are nine important facts about LD and attentio…
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Learning disorder not otherwise specified: What you need to know
“Learning disorder not otherwise specified” is a diagnosis that used to be in the DSM. Learn what LD…
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Is premature birth linked to learning and thinking differences?
Being born prematurely increases the risk of having learning and thinking differences. Find out why …
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Inside the brain: What MRIs are teaching us
MRIs and functional brain scans (fMRIs) are teaching us how the brain works in people with learning …
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The difference between disruptive behavior disorders and ADHD
Disruptive behavior disorders (like conduct disorder) and ADHD have similar symptoms, but there are …
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Learning disabilities by the numbers
How many kids get special education services for learning disabilities and ADHD? Explore these and o…
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6 common myths about learning and thinking differences
Here are six common myths about people who learn and think differently, and the facts to debunk them…
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Are learning and thinking differences more common in boys than in girls?
Why does it seem like boys learn and think differently more often than girls? An expert explains.
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Learning and thinking differences in adopted children
Adopted children can be at increased risk for learning disabilities and ADHD. Learn more about the p…
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What are learning and thinking differences?
Learning and thinking differences are lifelong challenges that impact skills like reading, math, and…
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What are learning disabilities?
What are learning disabilities, or learning disorders? Find out how learning disabilities are diagno…
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Kids with multiple learning and thinking differences: What you need to know
Having more than one learning and thinking difference is very common. Find out why kids might learn …