Learning Disabilities Affect up to 10 Percent of Children

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[24/04/2013] Up to 10 per cent of the population are affected by specific learning disabilities (SLDs), such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, translating to 2 or 3 pupils in every classroom according to a new study.Learning Disabilities Affect up to 10 Percent of Children - Read more

Closer Relationships Help Teens Overcome Learning Disabilities

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[20/03/2013] In addition to struggling in school, many learning disabled children are known to face social and emotional challenges including depression, anxiety, and isolation. Often beginning early in childhood, they become more pronounced during adolescence, an emotionally turbulent time.Closer Relationships Help Teens Overcome Learning Disabilities - Read more

Exercise May Lead to Better School Performance For Kids with ADHD

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[02/11/2012] A few minutes of exercise can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder perform better academically, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University researcher.Exercise May Lead to Better School Performance For Kids with ADHD - Read more

Protein Regulation Linked to Intellectual Disability

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[29/10/2012] Genetics researchers at the University of Adelaide have solved a 40-year mystery for a family beset by a rare intellectual disability – and they've discovered something new about the causes of intellectual disability in the process.Protein Regulation Linked to Intellectual Disability - Read more

Dyslexia: Making it Easier to Learn to Read

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[22/08/2012] Scientists have discovered an important neural mechanism underlying dyslexia and shown that many difficulties associated with it can potentially be traced back to a malfunction of the medial geniculate body in the thalamus. Dyslexia: Making it Easier to Learn to Read - Read more

Planned Actions Improve the Way We Process Information

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[30/01/2012] Researchers of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have shown that using a grabbing action with our hands can help our processing of visual information.Planned Actions Improve the Way We Process Information - Read more

Mother of a Multiple Handicapped Son: "One Should Not Hide at Home"

No matter whether it is basketball or musicals – the son of Ulrike Putze gets enthusiastic about big events of every kind. So she tries to allow him visiting such events over and over again. Nothing unusual? Maybe at least a little bit: Tim is bound to a wheelchair on account of a multiple disability.Mother of a Multiple Handicapped Son: "One Should Not Hide at Home" - Read more

Household Income Level not Associated with Intellectual Disability

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[28/09/2011] New research shows that the presence or absence of intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) varies with risk factors such as gender, parental age, maternal ethnicity, and maternal level of education. Household Income Level not Associated with Intellectual Disability - Read more

Dyslexia Linked to Difficulties in Perceiving Rhythmic Patterns in Music

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[13/07/2011] In a new study, researchers at Cambridge have shown, using a music task, that this is linked to a broader difficulty in perceiving rhythmic patterns, or metrical structure.Dyslexia Linked to Difficulties in Perceiving Rhythmic Patterns in Music - Read more