What is another way to say learning disability?

What is another way to say learning disability?

What is another word for learning disability?

LD	learning deficit
learning difficulty	learning disorder
learning impairment

Does Ld mean learning disability?

The term “learning disabilities”, sometimes referred to as specific learning disabilities, is an umbrella term that covers a range of neurologically based disorders in learning and various degrees of severity of such disorders.

What are the 3 types of learning disabilities?

Underneath the learning disability umbrella, many disabilities are categorized as one of three types: dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia.

What is the name for a learning disability in writing?

The term “dysgraphia” relates specifically to difficulties with handwriting. In some children, the problem with writing lies mostly in their handwriting. They have difficulty forming letters and numbers on paper, and/or with spelling; their efforts may be slow and forced; and their product may not be legible.

Is it politically correct to say learning disability?

Whereas learning disability is a legal term, specific conditions like dyslexia or dysgraphia — or attention issues like Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which isn’t legally a learning disability — are medical diagnoses. This is not a politically correct way of referring to dyslexia.”

How is a learning disability defined?

A learning disability is defined by the Department of Health as a “significant reduced ability to understand new or complex information, to learn new skills (impaired intelligence), with a reduced ability to cope independently (impaired social functioning), which started before adulthood”.

At what age should a child recognize the alphabet?

By age 2: Kids start recognizing some letters and can sing or say aloud the “ABC” song. By age 3: Kids may recognize about half the letters in the alphabet and start to connect letters to their sounds. (Like s makes the /s/ sound.) By age 4: Kids often know all the letters of the alphabet and their correct order.

What should you not say to a learning disability?

7 Things NOT to say to Someone with a Learning Disability

• “You don’t look like you have a disability.”
• “What happened?”
• “I would never think YOU had a learning disability!”
• “Oh, do you have Dyslexia?
• “Are you sure you’re not just using this as a crutch?”
• “Why are you allowed extra time on a test/project/etc?