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Alexia (condition)
Alexia, or acquired dyslexia, occurs when damage to the brain causes a patient to lose the ability to read.
Alexia, or acquired dyslexia, occurs when damage to the brain causes a patient to lose the ability to read.
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease, also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease, is the most common form of dementia.
Alzheimer's disease, also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease, is the most common form of dementia.
Angelman syndrome
Angelman syndrome is a neuro-genetic disorder characterized by intellectual and developmental delay, sleep disturbance, seizures, jerky movements, frequent laughter or smiling, and usually a hap...
Angelman syndrome is a neuro-genetic disorder characterized by intellectual and developmental delay, sleep disturbance, seizures, jerky movements, frequent laughter or smiling, and usually a hap...
Anna Gillingham
Anna Gillingham (1878–1963) was an educator and psychologist.
Anna Gillingham (1878–1963) was an educator and psychologist.
Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger disorder, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social inter...
Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger disorder, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social inter...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a developmental disorder.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a developmental disorder.
Auditory processing disorder
Auditory Processing Disorder, also known as Central Auditory Processing Disorder is an umbrella term for a variety of disorders that affect the way the brain processes auditory information.
Auditory Processing Disorder, also known as Central Auditory Processing Disorder is an umbrella term for a variety of disorders that affect the way the brain processes auditory information.
Autism spectrum
The autism spectrum or autistic spectrum describes a range of conditions classified as pervasive developmental disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
The autism spectrum or autistic spectrum describes a range of conditions classified as pervasive developmental disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Autism spectrum disorders in the media
Autism spectrum disorders are a series of cognitive disabilities currently classified as pervasive developmental disorders.
Autism spectrum disorders are a series of cognitive disabilities currently classified as pervasive developmental disorders.
Beacon College
Beacon College is a small private college exclusively for students with dyslexia, ADHD, or other specific learning disabilities located in Leesburg, Florida, United States.
Beacon College is a small private college exclusively for students with dyslexia, ADHD, or other specific learning disabilities located in Leesburg, Florida, United States.
Brehm Preparatory School
Brehm Preparatory School is a not-for-profit 501 co-educational college preparatory day and boarding school for students with complex learning disabilities, founded in 1982.
Brehm Preparatory School is a not-for-profit 501 co-educational college preparatory day and boarding school for students with complex learning disabilities, founded in 1982.
Center for the Assessment and Remediation of Reading Difficulties
The Center for the Assessment and Remediation of Reading Difficulties (CARRD) is a university-based program at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas.
The Center for the Assessment and Remediation of Reading Difficulties (CARRD) is a university-based program at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas.
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of b...
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of b...
Childhood disintegrative disorder
Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD), also known as Heller's syndrome and disintegrative psychosis, is a rare (1.7 cases per 100,000) condition characterized by late onset (...
Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD), also known as Heller's syndrome and disintegrative psychosis, is a rare (1.7 cases per 100,000) condition characterized by late onset (...
Deep dyslexia
Deep dyslexia is a form of alexia that disrupts reading processes that were functioning normally before the individual suffered a head trauma to the dominant hemisphere.
Deep dyslexia is a form of alexia that disrupts reading processes that were functioning normally before the individual suffered a head trauma to the dominant hemisphere.
Dementia
Dementia is a serious loss of global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging.
Dementia is a serious loss of global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging.
Down syndrome
Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome.
Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome.
Dyscravia
Dyscravia is a voicing substitution dysgraphia, i.e., a type of writing disorder, in which the affected person confuses letters denoting sounds that differ in their voicing attribute (e.g.
Dyscravia is a voicing substitution dysgraphia, i.e., a type of writing disorder, in which the affected person confuses letters denoting sounds that differ in their voicing attribute (e.g.
Dysgraphia
Dysgraphia is a deficiency in the ability to write primarily in terms of handwriting, but also in terms of coherence.
Dysgraphia is a deficiency in the ability to write primarily in terms of handwriting, but also in terms of coherence.
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with p...
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with p...
Dyslexia research
Much of the early dyslexia research was based in cultures that adopted a Latin Alphabetic writing systems.
Much of the early dyslexia research was based in cultures that adopted a Latin Alphabetic writing systems.
Fuzzbuzz
Fuzzbuzz is a series of educational books designed for school age children who may be experiencing problems with reading., published by Oxford University Press.
Fuzzbuzz is a series of educational books designed for school age children who may be experiencing problems with reading., published by Oxford University Press.
Generalist Genes Hypothesis
The Generalist Genes Hypothesis of learning abilities and disabilities was conceived by Professor Robert Plomin, one of the 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century.
The Generalist Genes Hypothesis of learning abilities and disabilities was conceived by Professor Robert Plomin, one of the 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century.
Greengate School
Greengate School for Dyslexia is a private, non-profit school located in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.
Greengate School for Dyslexia is a private, non-profit school located in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.
High-functioning autism
High-functioning autism is an informal term applied to autistic people who are deemed to be "higher functioning" than other autistic people, by one or more metrics.
High-functioning autism is an informal term applied to autistic people who are deemed to be "higher functioning" than other autistic people, by one or more metrics.
Language-based learning disability
Language-based learning disabilities or LBLD are “heterogeneous” disorders associated with young children that affect their academic skills such as listening, reasoning speaking, reading, writin...
Language-based learning disabilities or LBLD are “heterogeneous” disorders associated with young children that affect their academic skills such as listening, reasoning speaking, reading, writin...
Learning Ally
Learning Ally, which was previously named Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic or RFB&D, is a non-profit volunteer organization operating nationwide in the United States.
Learning Ally, which was previously named Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic or RFB&D, is a non-profit volunteer organization operating nationwide in the United States.
Learning disability
Learning disability is a classification including several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner, usually caused by an unknown factor or factors.
Learning disability is a classification including several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner, usually caused by an unknown factor or factors.
Learning Disability Coalition
The Learning Disability Coalition is a group of fourteen organisations which campaigns to secure better funding for social care for people with learning disabilities in England.
The Learning Disability Coalition is a group of fourteen organisations which campaigns to secure better funding for social care for people with learning disabilities in England.
Mild cognitive impairment
Mild cognitive impairment is a brain-function syndrome involving the onset and evolution of cognitive impairments beyond those expected based on the age and education of the individual, but whic...
Mild cognitive impairment is a brain-function syndrome involving the onset and evolution of cognitive impairments beyond those expected based on the age and education of the individual, but whic...
Multi-infarct dementia
Multi-infarct dementia is one type of vascular dementia.
Multi-infarct dementia is one type of vascular dementia.
Nonverbal learning disorder
A nonverbal learning disorder or nonverbal learning disability (NLD or NVLD) is a condition characterized by a significant discrepancy between higher verbal and lower motor, vi...
A nonverbal learning disorder or nonverbal learning disability (NLD or NVLD) is a condition characterized by a significant discrepancy between higher verbal and lower motor, vi...
Oakland School (Virginia)
Oakland School is a coeducational boarding and day school in Keswick, Virginia, United States, specializing in the education of children with dyslexia, difficulties with organization and study s...
Oakland School is a coeducational boarding and day school in Keswick, Virginia, United States, specializing in the education of children with dyslexia, difficulties with organization and study s...
Orton-Gillingham
Orton-Gillingham is an instructional approach intended primarily for use with persons who have difficulty with reading, spelling, and writing of the sort associated with dyslexia.
Orton-Gillingham is an instructional approach intended primarily for use with persons who have difficulty with reading, spelling, and writing of the sort associated with dyslexia.
PDD-NOS
Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified is a pervasive developmental disorder, and is also considered one of the three autism spectrum disorders.
Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified is a pervasive developmental disorder, and is also considered one of the three autism spectrum disorders.
Pervasive developmental disorder
The diagnostic category pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), as opposed to specific developmental disorders (SDD), refers to a group of five disorders characterized by delays in the de...
The diagnostic category pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), as opposed to specific developmental disorders (SDD), refers to a group of five disorders characterized by delays in the de...
Phonological deficit
The phonological deficit hypothesis is a prevalent cognitive-level explanation for the cause of reading difficulties and dyslexia.
The phonological deficit hypothesis is a prevalent cognitive-level explanation for the cause of reading difficulties and dyslexia.
Pragmatic language impairment
Pragmatic language impairment is an impairment in understanding pragmatic areas of language.
Pragmatic language impairment is an impairment in understanding pragmatic areas of language.
Primary progressive aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia is characterized by progressive language and speech disorders.
Primary progressive aphasia is characterized by progressive language and speech disorders.
Pure alexia
Pure alexia is one form of alexia which makes up "the peripheral dyslexia" group.
Pure alexia is one form of alexia which makes up "the peripheral dyslexia" group.
Reading comprehension for special needs
Reading comprehension for special needs is a modified way of reading to accommodate the specific needs of a child who may suffer from a language impairment.
Reading comprehension for special needs is a modified way of reading to accommodate the specific needs of a child who may suffer from a language impairment.
Reading disability
A reading disability is a condition in which a sufferer displays difficulty reading resulting primarily from neurological factors.
A reading disability is a condition in which a sufferer displays difficulty reading resulting primarily from neurological factors.
Rett syndrome
Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder of the grey matter of the brain that almost exclusively affects females.
Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder of the grey matter of the brain that almost exclusively affects females.
Samuel Orton
Samuel Torrey Orton was an American physician who pioneered the study of learning disabilities.
Samuel Torrey Orton was an American physician who pioneered the study of learning disabilities.
Specific developmental disorder
Specific developmental disorders are a category of specific learning disabilities and developmental disorders affecting coordination.
Specific developmental disorders are a category of specific learning disabilities and developmental disorders affecting coordination.
The Gow School
The Gow School is an independent boarding school for boys, grades 7-12, diagnosed with dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
The Gow School is an independent boarding school for boys, grades 7-12, diagnosed with dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
The Lewis School of Princeton
The Lewis School and Clinic for Educational Therapy is located in Princeton, NJ and serves students who have learning difficulties (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, delayed auditory and vi...
The Lewis School and Clinic for Educational Therapy is located in Princeton, NJ and serves students who have learning difficulties (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, delayed auditory and vi...
United Response
United Response is a top 50 charity operating in England and Wales, providing a range of support and services for more than 1,500 people with learning disabilities, mental health needs or physic...
United Response is a top 50 charity operating in England and Wales, providing a range of support and services for more than 1,500 people with learning disabilities, mental health needs or physic...
WillowWood School
WillowWood School is an alternative private school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada offering an Ontario Ministry of Education-inspected Grades 1 through 12 program.
WillowWood School is an alternative private school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada offering an Ontario Ministry of Education-inspected Grades 1 through 12 program.