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LD Basics

Learning disabilities (LD) are neurological disorders that can make it difficult to acquire certain academic and social skills. Whether you’re a parent, educator, or an adult with LD, learning about LD will help you support your child’s or your own success in learning and life.

Did You Know

Learning disabilities are not caused by economic disadvantage, environmental factors, or cultural differences.

LD Explained

What is and isn't a learning disability (LD)? LD is more than a difference or difficulty with learning — it is a neurological disorder that affects the brain's ability to receive, process, store, and respond to information.
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Language & Math

Learning disabilities (LD) are a group of disorders than can impact many areas of learning, including reading, writing, spelling, math, listening, and oral expression. Learn how LD may affect these different skill areas.
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Executive Functioning

Executive functioning describes a set of mental processes that helps people to connect past experience with present action. Learn how executive function governs your child's ability to manage time, make plans, and keep track of more than one thing at once.
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Social & Emotional Issues

Healthy social and emotional skills are the most consistent indicators of success for people with LD, even more so than academic factors. Your child's ability to develop coping skills and to build meaningful friendships will have a positive impact well beyond the school years.
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Success Stories

Many people with learning disabilities lead satisfying, thriving, and successful lives. Learn what factors support success: the strategies and mindsets people use to work with and around their learning disabilities.
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Research Roundup Archive

NCLD's Director of Professional Services, Sheldon H. Horowitz, Ed.D., writes a column on an LD-related topic for LD News for Parents. This section features the archive of Dr. Horowitz's "Research Roundup" articles.
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Related Issues

Many other conditions may coexist with learning disabilities, such as AD/HD, behavioral problems, and executive functioning difficulties. Understand them to better understand your child.
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NJCLD's Position Papers

The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) is committed to the education and welfare of individuals with learning disabilities. It reviews issues for educational and governmental agencies, prepares and disseminates statements about key topics, and clarifies important issues in the area of learning disabilities.
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Glossaries

The world of education and education law is filled with specialized terms. Browse our different glossaries to learn the terms you need to know to when working with the school, policymakers, and the media.
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