Some parents and teachers correlate bad grades with the child being a bad student, but that’s not always the case. “Learning disabilities can manifest themselves in many different ways,” says Dr.

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 ...

According to the Learning Disabilities Association of America, 2.4 million students are diagnosed with a learning disability and about 41 percent receive special education services. There is a range ...

Education in 2020 is a brave new world for students, teachers, and parents. This unique, unprecedented school year comes with challenges for kids of all levels. While providing all students with the ...

This post was co-authored by Miranda Melcher. What follows are 10 ways parents can take the best practices offered in the previous post, “Helping Families Navigate the Complexity of Raising a Child ...

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 ...

My Child Has a Disability. What Will Her Education Be Like This Year? Public schools are obligated to teach millions of students with disabilities. But as learning moves online, many services that ...

If you're autistic, you're more likely to have a learning disability than the general public. In fact, around 30% of autistic people also have a learning disability. But being autistic doesn't mean ...

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 ...

This story features Beeline Reader for enhanced readability. Click to turn the feature on or off. Learn more about this technology here. “One of the greatest contributing factors to lower achievement ...

COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of families worldwide. Children with disabilities face a unique struggle as they work to overcome difficult challenges in development and learning. Across the globe, ...