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What is LD?

The following articles provide you with some basic information about learning disabilities:

About LD, ADHD, Evaluation / LD Testing, Special Education

What Is a Learning Disability?

A learning disability is a neurological disorder. In simple terms, a learning disability results from a difference in the way a person’s brain is “wired.” Children with learning disabilities are as smart or smarter than their peers. But they may have difficulty reading, writing, spelling, reasoning, recalling and/or organizing information if left to figure things out by themselves or if taught in conventional ways.

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