Learning Disabilities

Many of the learning disabilities are caused by the way the brain works. Although we see with our eyes and hear with our ears, smell with our noses and taste with our tongues, we perceive with our brains. People with learning diabilities tend to interpret visual and auditory signals differently. For instance, instead of reading the alphabet as 'b' as visually seen, the brain interprets it as 'd'. There also those with difficulties in making the sense out certain words or sounds they hear. These create confusion and a host of obstacles for a person with learning disability to learn.

There are many common types of learning disability. Perhaps the most commonly talked about disorder is dyslexia. People with dyslexia not only have problems with reading and writing but with spelling as well. People with this difficulty often have a hard time trying to figure the shape of the letters and most time reverse the order of the letters arranged in a word. Other types of common learning disorders include Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), developmental articulation disorder, developmental arithmetic disorder and developmental language disorder.

Learning disabilities affect between 5% to 20% of a nation. While there is not cure for learning disorders, the key to managing them is to understand the difficulties faced by a person that has one or more of the difficulties and help him/her with the challenges of everyday life.