A Learning Disability (LD) is a disorder that affects people's ability to either interpret what they see and hear or to link information from different parts of the brain. These limitations can show up in many ways: as specific difficulties with spoken and written language, co-ordination, self control, or attention. Such difficulties extend to schoolwork and can impede learning to read, write, or do math.

[Source: National Institutes of Health, 1993]

What is Dyslexia?

'Dyslexia' comes from a Greek word and it means 'difficulty with words'. Dyslexia affects reading, spelling, writing, memory and concentration, and sometimes maths, music, foreign languages and self-organisation. Some people call dyslexia 'a specific learning difficulty'. Dyslexia tends to run in families. Dyslexia continues throughout life. 10% of the population is dyslexic, 4% being severely dyslexic. Dyslexic people may have creative, artistic, practical skills. They can develop strategies for their areas of difficulty.

[Source: British Dyslexia Association]

What is ADD & ADHD?

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a syndrome which is usually characterized by serious and persistent difficulties resulting in: poor attention span, weak impulse control and hyperactivity (not in all cases). ADD also has a subtype which includes hyperactivity (ADHD). It is a treatable (note not curable) complex disorder which affects approximately 3 to 6 percent of the population (70% in relatives of ADD children). Inattentiveness, impulsivity, and often times, hyperactivity, are common characteristics of the disorder.

[Source: Frank Kannemann]