Learning Disabilities, What Are the Different Types?

Learning disabilities expert Dr. Sheldon Horowitz explains the different types of learning disabilities and their impact on people with LD.

The National Center for Learning Disabilities' (NCLD) mission is to ensure success for all individuals with learning disabilities in school, at work and in life.

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NCLD has developed the LD Checklist: Recognize & Respond tool to help spot the potential signs of LD. Take the first step here: ncld.co/LDRR. #Check4LD

[apmusic]

What makes me angry is that when people call us slow just because we are not fast learners makes us feel like were dumb but we are not. We were just born that way it’s not our fault, we just have to find a way to depend on ourselves and get away from toxic people who make us feel bad. Because they don’t understand our struggles than we do.

[uksocialservices]

More people need to understand this disability rather than prejudge people.

[caroldrabiszczak]

If you have a disability you need to be aware of it, so that you can use different ways to learn. It is hard to believe that a teacher would not try to find out why a child was struggling so much in reading. it is alright to have a disability and use different methods to compensate for it. You should always be proud of all your accomplishments.

[forreelpictures]

There really are so many learning disabilities maybe this is a calling for us as a nation to reorganize the education system that can work for everyone

[markus]

This was incredibly helpful. In school, math was absolutely the WORST for me. The rules, processes, and overall flow of information being received would always overwhelm me. Working with large numbers or small fractions would always give me trouble cuz the scale of values just wouldn’t click. I’d have to read a number digit-for-digit in order comprehend the value I was looking at. Naturally, my teachers did not like me as a student. I always had so many questions, always mixed up rules, put numbers in the wrong place. To them, I was just “slow”. Thank you for educating people on these learning disorders. We’re not stupid, we’re not incompetent, we just don’t receive the information being presented in a way that’s digestible. Thank you for shedding light on this topic

[MsLaBajo]

Super helpful! I’m almost 40 years old and my learning disability has learned to hide so well that it seems to be hiding even from me! Just had a terrible experience with a class that left me in tears. I knew I had accessibility issues with traditional teaching methods but now I understand better. I may have a combination of learning disability challenges. Thank you for this general overview.

[damarhunt]

having a learning disabilitie made my life really hard cause when I was growing up my dad used to make fun of me and it was really hard for me to learn it affected my self-esteem I'm 25 and I still struggle with it I'm just like god way do I haven't to have this learning disabilitie it's like know matter how hard you try it's just never good enough you feel like you all ways come up short I just felt like needed to share that cause I know there are people out in the world that are just like me in feel guys your not alone god bless

[Matthew]

I have high functioning autism and learning difficulties . It frustrates the hell out of me . My long term memory is really good but it's getting stuff down short term . Stuff just floats around . It's like the concrete of my memory takes longer to set than other people . I get so frustrated . I have a job but I had a helper to learn the job . I have tried getting a new one recently and I was working as a waiter and bar staff at a restaurant and it just didn't work out . The menu was huge and I was meant to memorise prices for drinks etc and learn how to pour pints etc . Only lasted 2 days . I hate too think I have to pick the lowest of the low just to get by and some of the staff are so fucking patronising at work . I am not stupid .

[Acbmartinnn]

i wish i was smart, life would be easier for me :(

[CallMeGaffer]

I have learning disabilities. It was never diagnosed exactly what I have but I remember back at school I needed a support assistant. Other kids noticed that and I got bullied for it. It affected my self esteem in so many areas to the point that of course, I ended up with no qualifications and having to work low wage jobs (which I struggle to get) I've also been bullied in previous jobs for it which didn't help.

For me, I'd say I have some kind of mental block which I guess would go under "auditory processing" ? I was also very bad at math and for most topics there also seems to be that mental block. I can only take in so much then my brain just stops. That mental block would make me lose confidence in any task I'm having to do and end up in need of seeking help. It gets frustrating when I reach a state of panic that I don't get it quick enough given some tasks are expected to be done quick under a normal standard. I even got fired from a job because I couldn't work at a certain standard which was particularly my fault given I didn't want my boss to know in case I wouldn't get employed in the first place. It's also affected my social life in regards to certain topics for example (political). I don't like to say too much in case someone raises their eyebrow at me and says "are you retarded?" < which to me is personally one of the worst insults to receive.

[jackcattaneo]

I have a big tip for these disabilities that can help. Make a to-do list every day, make sure as soon as you get your day planned you get things done ASAP. It will help so much, i’ve always been the person to write things down to remember and study right and it helps.

[spaceklwn]

I have a learning disability and I just want my brain to function so I could go to college instead of my learning disability take over me all the time

[sky-catchem]

Yea i had this since i can remember . Growing up i was not social at all more because i would never know what to say lol. I was always very quiet . But i been working on my self and i read allot i go to the library when i can. Its nice to see videos and i do not feel like there is something is wrong with me .

[Sandyshorrortheatre]

I am 35 and struggled with learning difficulties for so many years. Thank you so much this has given me more clarity. thanks so much.

[GnosticMindTrain]

I'm 25 high school drop out, failed pre algebra in 8th grade, and I'm convinced I have something wrong, learning or intellectual disability. I have no job. I'm a loner. I'm getting fed up being unrecognized by society...parents just care for me but no one can help me move on with my life.

[elizabethholbrook]

I am learning disabled and I couldn't open up about it because of some peoples views but I know that I have pretty amazing strengths too my mother always tells me that my emotional intelligence is amazing that I would know if someone was sad just by looking at them I know that my hearing is good and reading also because I learn lyrics very quickly I moved to the Netherlands when I was 13 years old and within 6 months I learnt the language

[timmy]

I'm 34 years old and i have a learning disabilitie but i don't know what kind of learning disabilitie i have but it makes it hard to get a good paying job or a job of any kind

[JTree_]

It was interesting to learn that Autism did not fall under the umbrella of a learning disability. I was always under the impression that it was one. Also, because English Language Arts incorporates reading and writing I did not know that dyslexia did not include writing and that it was separate disability. This is a very informative video and very easy to understand the information presented.

[jcampbell]

I had "learning difficulties teachers called it". My Mother was totally a Toxic, calling me dumb in her own language. I could never memorise my X tables, no matter what I did, I would read, but couldn't really comprehend, until I read a couple of X. i would seriously struggle to finish class work and see all my class mates playing, but I couldn't play with them, because I didn't finish the class work and when I did finish, play time was over and I would be so angry in primary. I couldn't even read the clock until around 5th & 6th grade, which took so long to pick up, which didn't help when the primary teacher, took me to the front of the class, which was so humiliating and I still couldn't do it. High School I just gave up, all together as I was so frustrated. I thought "What's the point"! Might as well jig school, have fun with friends in class and do what every.