Caroline Richter, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Psychology, says learning disabilities are common, and there are many ways for parents to ...

This piece is part of Scientific American's column The Science of Parenting. For more, go here. Whether their child has ADHD, a learning disability or autism, parents of kids with special needs yearn ...

Kids with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently than quantities shown as dots — and it shows up in MRIs.

A young child studies stacks of colored blocks. When an individual’s brain receives and processes information in an unconventional way, or in a way that makes learning new information or skills ...

Counting bears are frequently used in early childhood classrooms and may be especially useful for students with math disabilities as they learn that numbers correspond with a certain quantity of items ...

No two children with learning disabilities are the same. They'll have different family situations, academic needs, and backgrounds. In public schools, however, children with learning disabilities need ...

What Is Nonverbal Learning Disorder? Nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD), also called nonverbal learning disability (NLD), is a condition that makes it hard to process visual, spatial, and other types ...

Your uniqueness is absolutely part of your greatness — it's a lesson those living with disabilities (especially children) must internalize.

Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Marker Learning examined racial and ethnic differences in students with learning disabilities. - New Africa // Shutterstock Using data ...