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Learning Disabilities Are Nothing to Fear

...and remedial education can aid in building these new learning pathways, which help children with learning disabilities cope more effectively. Therefore, parents should watch for these signs of learning disabilities...

By Dr. Zirak Marker

Learning Machines

AI Might Be The Best Way To Diagnose Learning Disabilities in Children

Every child learns at a different rate, and requires learning styles that correspond to their particular needs. But the current classification of learning disabilities may be too broad, and therefore...

By Nadia Nooreyezdan

My Daughter’s Different Brain

...children with learning disabilities. She was diagnosed as being “at risk.” The diagnosis took my husband and me by surprise – at first. But as I learned more about what...

By Shweta Sharan

Delhi Gov Says Schools’ Mental Health Curriculum Will ‘End Terrorism, Pollution’

...also launched today, is seeking to identify and support learning disabilities early in students, a move that will do much to preempt mental unwellness. “The result of an unaddressed learning...

By Liesl Goecker

Early Intervention is Key

What It’s Like To Live With: Dyslexia

...well-trained and didn’t know how to deal with people living with learning disabilities, or any kind of disability, honestly. What also bothers me about the education system is that people...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Swaddle Salon: What We Learned About Special Needs Education

...and treatment of intellectual disabilities) nichcy.org (Overview of intellectual disabilities; Resources for teaching children with intellectual disabilities) aamr.org (Overview of intellectual disabilities; Resources and online articles) Support groups and workshops...

By The Swaddle Team

For Families of Kids with Autism, ADHD, Society Is More Difficult Than the Parenting

...forms of learning disabilities say they want their kids to attend mainstream school, alongside children who don’t have learning difficulties — but with very few schools willing to co-operate, one...

By Anubhuti Matta

An Exercise in Caring

NCERT Issues Guidelines to Schools to Help Address Students’ Mental Health Problems

...problems in learning online, only faintly echoing how education, and the school as a site of learning, have been transformed by the pandemic. One recommendation was for schools to set...

By Saumya Kalia

Multiple Variables

Digital Textbooks To Be Available in Audio, Visual Formats For Students With Disabilities: Govt

...of Persons With Disabilities Act (2016). They include those with visual and hearing challenges, those on the autism spectrum, those with learning and intellectual disabilities, and those with multiple disabilities....

No Discrimination

Know Your Rights: Disability Laws in India

...Specific learning disabilities Multiple sclerosis Speech and language disability Thalassemia Hemophilia Sickle cell disease Multiple disabilities including deafblindness Those who have survived acid attacks Parkinson’s disease What are the fundamental...

By Anubhuti Matta

Gotta Manage Somehow!

What It’s Like To Live With: A Math Learning Disability

...to reveal my disability to my boss, though. There’s, of course, stigma around learning disabilities, and I don’t want to be seen as “lesser than” despite being a capable lawyer....

By Devrupa Rakshit

Not Great Expectations

Why We Expect People With Invisible Disabilities To Learn To Act ‘Normal’

...may struggle to function in the same environment as everyone else. “Schools aren’t as reluctant to get visually challenged students software to facilitate their learning. They feel good about learning...

By Devrupa Rakshit

All You Need To Know About Neurofibromatosis

...with causing bone deformities, high blood pressure, and learning disabilities. Neurofibromas “can arise on the skin, underneath the skin, or deep within the body. The tumors that form on the...

By Saumya Kalia

Designing With Disability

Lollapalooza’s Inadequate Accessibility Facilities Show the Need For Disability‑First Planning

...Cerebral Palsy, or other mobility disorders—might be easier to recognize, non-visible disabilities (NVDs) are often overlooked. Examples of neurodivergence include developmental or learning disorders like Autism, ADHD, and dyslexia. In...

By Akankshya Bahinipaty

Reframing The Narrative

People With Dyslexia May Be Better Than Others at Making Some Decisions, Suggests Research

...an emphasis on rote learning and “exploitation”-oriented pedagogy makes people classified as having learning disabilities feel deficient. “What also bothers me about the education system is that people with disabilities,...

By Rohitha Naraharisetty

Beyond Stereotypes

All You Need to Know About ‘Math Dyslexia’

...learning disorder,” along with impairments in reading and written expression. It defines SLD as “a neurodevelopmental disorder of biological origin manifested in learning difficulties and problems in acquiring academic skills...

By Rohitha Naraharisetty

Rich Dark Heavy Metal

Study Finds Heavy Metals in Leading Dark Chocolate Brands

...— can severely harm the brain and the nervous system, leading to learning disabilities, behavioral disabilities, and a lower IQ. In adults, frequent exposure to lead can cause hypertension, immune...

By Amlan Sarkar

A Doctor’s Guide to Baby Development

...delays can lead to later learning disabilities or dyslexia; catching language issues early can head off these issues later. By two to two-and-a-half years, kids can reenact the day’s events...

By Roopa Srinivasan

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