{"id":33,"date":"2018-05-04T12:42:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T12:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balloueducation.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/04\/learning-disabilities\/"},"modified":"2024-11-10T18:13:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T18:13:23","slug":"learning-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balloueducation.com\/blog\/learning-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Learning Disability?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33\" class=\"elementor elementor-33\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e778b65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e778b65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f2001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80f2001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/balloueducation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/What-is-a-learning-disability-1024x655.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-204\" alt=\"What is a learning disability? Mother playing with child with down syndrome\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balloueducation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/What-is-a-learning-disability-1024x655.webp 1024w, https:\/\/balloueducation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/What-is-a-learning-disability-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/balloueducation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/What-is-a-learning-disability-768x492.webp 768w, https:\/\/balloueducation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/What-is-a-learning-disability.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2091e498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2091e498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These days, labeling a person as learning disabled simply isn\u2019t enough. There are too many defined\u00a0learning disabilities<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninds.nih.gov\/health-information\/disorders\/learning-disabilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a>to group everyone into one lump. So, What is a learning disability?\u00a0 Let&#8217;s take a look.<\/p><h2>Types of Learning Disorders<\/h2><p>Today, there are approximately three million children who have one or more types of learning disorders. Essentially, a learning disability is the inability to understand something, whether it is written or spoken, and usually has to do with thinking, speaking, reading, writing, spelling, or math.<\/p><h2>Why the Term &#8220;Learning Disabled&#8221; Isn&#8217;t Enough<\/h2><p>However, again, there are numerous different types of learning disabilities, and the label \u201clearning disabled\u201d isn\u2019t a fair label, since most people who have a difficulties in some areas don\u2019t have any trouble understanding all things \u2014 just certain things.<\/p><h2>Examples of Specific Learning Disorders<\/h2><p>A\u00a0learning disorder can include <a href=\"https:\/\/balloueducation.com\/blog\/what-is-adhd\/\">ADHD<\/a> (Attention Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder), Auditory Processing Disorders, Dyscalculia (Math), Dysgraphia (Writing), Dyslexia (Reading), Dyspraxia (Motor Skills), Executive Function (Mental Processes), Information Processing Disorders, and Visual Processing Disorders.<\/p><p>It is important that anyone with a learning disability have that disability defined to determine the best course of\u00a0support,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balloueducation.com\/#resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">services<\/a>\u00a0and programming specific to the learning disability.<\/p><h2>Defining Learning Disabilities in the United States<\/h2><p>In the United States, a\u00a0learning disability\u00a0is defined as difficulty understanding something that the individual should be able to understand, under normal circumstances, based on their level of intelligence. For example, if a person does well in reading and writing, they would normally be expected to also do well in math. But if they suffer from Dyscalculia, they can read and write just fine, but when it comes to math, they will have a problem. They may even be gifted when it comes to reading and writing, but still have difficulty when it comes to learning simple mathematical concepts.<\/p><h2>Learning Disorders and Intelligence: Debunking the Myths<\/h2><p>A learning disorder may occur when a person\u2019s brain works differently than other people\u2019s. Some say that it isn\u2019t wired in a normal fashion. Regardless of this, it is important to realize that a person who has a learning disability is usually just as smart as or smarter than their peers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A learning disability can include ADHD (Attention Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder), Auditory Processing Disorders, Dyscalculia (Math), Dysgraphia (Writing), Dyslexia (Reading), Dyspraxia (Motor Skills), Executive Function (Mental Processes), Information Processing Disorders, and Visual Processing Disorders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19],"tags":[29,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62],"class_list":["post-33","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-advocate","category-understanding-disabilities","tag-adhd","tag-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-support-in-special-education","tag-auditory-processing-disorders-support-in-special-education","tag-dyscalculia-special-education-strategies","tag-dysgraphia-special-education-interventions","tag-dyslexia-special-education-reading-support","tag-dyspraxia-special-education-motor-skills","tag-executive-function","tag-information-processing-disorders-special-education","tag-visual-processing-disorders"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Is a Learning Disability? 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