Question 1

can you have an intellectual disability and a learning disability?

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: Yes 
Intellectual disability is low IQ or someone who is less smart than average. A learning disability is someone who has challenges to learning they can be very intelligent and just have difficulty in certain areas

Question 2

if i suspect that i have a learning disability or even an intellectual disability, should i investigate this and go see a doctor?

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Your doctor can : refer you to a psychologist or neuropsychologist to test your cognitive &amp; adaptive abilities. Intellectual Disability &amp; Specific Learning Disorder with impairment in reading, written expression &amp;/or math are both neurodevelopmental disorders that impair function before 18.  A 3-generation family history, your medical, developmental, academic history &amp; current functioning will help the examiner.

Question 3

the doctor said i have a cognitive disability they said it affects my learning and taking in information and retain it does that mean i have a intellectual disability?

Accepted Answer

: If you wrote the message, you seem to have okay cognition. It would be prudent to get a second opinion. May I suggest that you consult a neurologist
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Question 4

what is a nonverbal learning disability?

Accepted Answer

Learning disability: (LD) affects a person’s ability to receive, process, store and respond to information. Non-verbal LD refers to great difficulties with problem solving (that do not involve written or spoken language) and struggles staying organized in terms of time and space, while having (at least on the surface) good language skills. Often undiagnosed, proper psychological testing is necessary for identification

Question 5

what defines a learning disability as one?

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Testing: Learning disabilities are formally diagnosed by psycheducational testing where someone with normal cognitive functioning scores > 15 points below their iq score in a particular subject. However, the term is used non-officially for someone having trouble learning a particular subject despite normal learning skills and reasonable effort. Some schools even use it for students who have general learnin.

Question 6

how can one unblock a learning disability?

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Work around it: You cannot unblock a learing disabilty but you can know it exists and learn new ways to work around it or ways to take extra time to solve the problems. Students with LD diagnosed and tested by psychologists can get extra time on tests in school and posiibly even college.

Question 7

what are the signs of a learning disability?

Accepted Answer

Helpful link: This is a very informative article.  I hope it helps.

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/my-childs-behavior-sign-learning-disability

Question 8

what are the symptoms of learning disability?

Accepted Answer

"struggle": Any child or teen who is struggling needs help of some kind. It may be motivational, tutorial, medication, counsel, a stable/supportive fam environment, or whatever. The criteria of learning disabilities vary. The key is to determine what type of help is needed, and then provide it. Some have cognitive limits that can be sorted out thru prof testing, but they can still improve performance w/ help.

Question 9

how can i tell if i have a learning disability?

Accepted Answer

Do a LD evaluation: A clinical psychologist (or school psychologist if you are a student attending school) will give you an IQ test and an achievement test to see if there is a big discrepancy between the results of the two tests.

Question 10

how do you get tested for a learning disability?

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To get tested: To get tested for a learning disabilty mild or severe you need to find two or three good psychologists in your area who do this work regularly and ask them. The mildness ofmthe disability does not mean it will cost les it could cost more. Mild LD may be harder to pinpoint and may take more time to find. A related question is why are your trying to find this ld? What difficulty does it present?

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