Learning Disability (cont.)
Is there any treatment for learning disabilities?
The most common treatment for learning disabilities is special education.
Specially trained educators may perform a diagnostic educational evaluation
assessing the child's academic and intellectual potential and level of academic
performance. Once the evaluation is complete, the basic approach is to teach
learning skills by building on the child's abilities and strengths while
correcting and compensating for disabilities and weaknesses. Other professionals
such as speech and language therapists also may be involved. Some medications
may be effective in helping the child learn by enhancing attention and
concentration. Psychological therapies may also be used.
What is the prognosis for learning disabilities?
Learning disabilities can be lifelong conditions. In some people, several
overlapping learning disabilities may be apparent. Other people may have a
single, isolated learning problem that has little impact on their lives.
What research is being done for learning disabilities?
The NINDS and other institutes of the National Institutes of Health including
the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National
Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, and the National
Institute of Mental Health support research on learning disabilities. Current
research avenues focus on developing techniques to diagnose and treat learning
disabilities and increase understanding of the biological basis of learning
disabilities.
For more information
CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
8181 Professional Place Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
http://www.chadd.org
Tel:
301-306-7070 800-233-4050
Fax: 301-306-7090
International Dyslexia Association
8600 LaSalle Road Chester Building, Ste.
382
Baltimore, MD 21286-2044
info@interdys.org
http://www.interdys.org
Tel:
410-296-0232 800-ABCD123
Fax: 410-321-5069
Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Road Suite 1
Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1349
info@ldaamerica.org
http://www.ldaamerica.org
Tel:
412-341-1515
Fax: 412-344-0224
National Center for Learning Disabilities
381 Park Avenue South Suite 1401
New York, NY 10016
http://www.ld.org
Tel: 212-545-7510
888-575-7373
Fax:
212-545-9665
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National
Institutes of Health, DHHS
31 Center Drive, Rm. 2A32 MSC 2425
Bethesda, MD
20892-2425
http://www.nichd.nih.gov
Tel: 301-496-5133
Fax: 301-496-7101
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institutes of Health,
DHHS
6001 Executive Blvd. Rm. 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
nimhinfo@nih.gov
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
Tel: 301-443-4513/866-615-NIMH (-6464)
301-443-8431 (TTY)
SOURCES: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities and the
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of
Health
Last Editorial Review: 7/31/2008
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