Learning disorders
A learning disorder or learning disability is a condition in which a person (usually a child) has trouble reading, understanding, working with, or producing speech with words, sentences, paragraphs, numbers, math concepts, etc
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What are some common learning disorders?
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Does anyone work with a learning disorder?
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What are the symptoms of a learning disorder?
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How can I know if I have a learning disorder?
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What exactly is a nonverbal learning disorder?
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Is it possible to permanently cure a learning disorder?
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Mental health problems from learning disorders. Is this so?
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What is the definition or description of: Learning disorders?
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Can people get tested to see if they have a learning disorder?
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Is it possible to permanently cure someone with a learning disorder?
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Do some people have big problems at work due to a learning disorder?
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Is there an age when learning disorders typically present themselves?
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Please point me to where i can go to get help for a learning disorder?
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Will insurance cover the medications surrounding my learning disorder?
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Can i tell me how i can treat or help this possible learning disorder?
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What is a learning disorder characterized by difficulty in verbal expression?
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How does a adult get diagnosed with a learning disorder? Thought they were in kids/
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I think I may have a learning disorder. Is there an app that you can use to diagnose yourself?
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How does a adult get diagnosed with a learning disorder, if nobody diagnosed him when he was a student?
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Anyone ever hear of nonverbal learning disorder?
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Is dyslexia the same thing as a learning disorder?
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Do older mothers have children with learning disorders?
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What is the difference between a mental disorder and a learning disorder?
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How do you help someone with a learning disorder to learn and retain information?
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How do you feel about having a learning disorder when you get teased and bullied?
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If you constantly think you have add or a learning disorder will you inevitably develop one?
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Are learning disorders in a kid a sign of prior child abuse?
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Are there any known learning disorders from being on prednisolone?
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Visual learning disorder, what could cause this? Genetics? Environmental factors?
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Was I born with learning disorder or was it something I developed during my school years?
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