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Learning disorders
A learning disorder or learning disability is a condition in which a person (usually a child) has trouble reading, understanding, working with, or producing speech with words, sentences, paragraphs, numbers, math concepts, etc
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How are learning disorders diagnosed?
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Does anyone work with a learning disorder?
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What are the most common learning disorders?
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What are the symptoms of a learning disorder?
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How can I know if I have a learning disorder?
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Anyone ever hear of nonverbal learning disorder?
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Mental health problems from learning disorders. is this so?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is it possible to permanently cure someone with a learning disorder?
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Do some people have big problems at work due to a learning disorder?
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Is there an age when learning disorders typically present themselves?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can I tell me how I can treat or help this possible learning disorder?
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A 34-year old asked:
I think i might have a learning disorder? I am slow reader. Who can tell me?
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A 47-year old asked:
I would like for my son to be assessed for none verbal learning disorder. Where do I go?
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A 48-year old asked:
How do you feel comfortable having a learning disorder, when you get teased about it by others?
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Do older mothers have children with learning disorders?
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Do older mothers somehow lead to or cause learning disorders in child?
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A 32-year old asked:
How do you help someone with a learning disorder to learn and retain information?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can you explain to me the difference between a mental disorder and a learning disorder?
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A 47-year old asked:
If you constantly think you have add or a learning disorder will you inevitably develop one?
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How do you help someone with a learning disorder retain information so he can do well at work?
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A 34-year old asked:
How come I feel so upset when people tell me I can't get married if I have a learning disorder ?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can you give yourself a learning disorder if you are constantly stressing over the possibility of having one?
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A 39-year old asked:
Are learning disorders in a kid a sign of prior child abuse?
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What kinds of alternative therapies can be used for learning disorders? Do any of them work?
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A 24-year old male asked:
learning disorder: my bro could only read/write with his teacher, could not recognize colors.He left school 8 yrs ago at age12.How can he be rehabbed?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is it possible that I have a learning disorder or brain disorder or something else?
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A 41-year old asked:
i feel so depressed when people tell me i can't get a job if i have a learning disorder ?
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A 35-year old asked:
What to do if I have a non verbal learning disorder coupled with adhd and aspbergers syndrome?
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A 24-year old asked:
Could exposure to agent orange to a child's dad or grandfather cause learning disorders in future generations?
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A 34-year old asked:
Which types of alternative therapies can be used for adhd and learning disorders?
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