ADHD
Affects focus, attention and behavior and can make learning challenging A disorder that includes difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior and hyperactivity. Although ADHD is not considered a learning disability, research indicates that from 30-50 percent of children with ADHD also have a specific learning disability, and that the two conditions can […]
Executive Functioning
Affects planning, organization, strategizing, attention to details and managing time and space. An inefficiency in the cognitive management systems of the brain that affects a variety of neuropsychological processes such as planning, organization, strategizing, paying attention to and remembering details, and managing time and space. Although not a learning disability, different patterns of weakness in […]
Dyspraxia
Problems with movement and coordination, language and speech. A disorder that is characterized by difficulty in muscle control, which causes problems with movement and coordination, language and speech, and can affect learning. Although not a learning disability, Dyspraxia often exists along with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia or ADHD. Signs and Symptoms Exhibits poor balance; may appear clumsy; […]