Types of Learning Disabilitiees

Types of Specific Learning Disabilities:

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD):  This is a conditions that affects how sound that travels through the ear is processed or interpreted by the brain.  Individuals with APD do not recognize subtle differences between sound in words, even when the sounds are loud and clear enough to be heard.  They can also find it difficult to figure out where sounds are coming from, to make sense of the order of sound, or to block out competing background noises.

Dyscalculia: A specific learning disability that affects a person's ability to understand numbers and Math facts.  Individuals with this type of learning disability may also have poor comprehension of math symbols, may struggle with memorizing and organizing numbers, have difficulty telling time, or having trouble with counting. 

Dysgraphia: A specific learning disability that affects a person's handwriting ability and fine motor skills.  Problems may include illegible handwriting, inconsistent spacing, poor spacial planning on paper, poor spelling, and difficulty composing writing as well as thinking and writing at the same time.  

Dyslexia:  A specific learning disability that affects reading and related language-based processing skills.  Dyslexia can affects reading fluencing, decoding, reading comprehension, recall, writing, spelling, and sometimes speech.  

Language Processing Disorder: A specific type of Auditory Processing Disorder in which there is difficulty attaching meaning to sound groups that form words, sentences and stories.  Language Processing Disorder only applies to processing of language and not sound.  

Non-Verbal Learning Disability: Indivisuals with Non-Verbal Learning Disability have trouble interpreting non-verbal cues  like facial expressions or body language, and may have poor coordination.

Visual Perceptual/Visual Motor Deficit: A disorder that affects the understanding of information that a person sees, or the ability to copy information.