| According to a study, about six to ten | | | | hyperactive and inattentive child is |
| percent of American children have | | | | normal but parents must be able to get |
| learning disabilities. Learning | | | | the hidden messages during these periods |
| disability or LD has no concrete | | | | of inattentiveness and hyperactivity to |
| definition because of its varied aspects | | | | recognize the warning signs. The most |
| but it is clear that a child suffering | | | | common sign is the difficulty of a child |
| from LD experiences difficulties in the | | | | to cope with the learning progress of |
| academics such as in the areas of | | | | other children his or her age. Other |
| speaking, writing, listening and | | | | symptoms may include the following: - |
| reasoning. Mathematical skills may also | | | | Difficulty in recognizing colours and |
| be slow. A child with learning | | | | shapes - Delay in learning to talk - |
| disability can hear and see but finds it | | | | Poor test results - Poor reading and |
| difficult to interpret these. While a | | | | writing skills as compared to children |
| child affected by LD has uneven learning | | | | of his or her age - Disinterest in books |
| patterns, experts do not agree that LD | | | | - Inability to follow simple |
| is a sign of mental or emotional | | | | instructions - Poor memory - Difficulty |
| disorders. The environment is also not a | | | | in paying attention - Slow in completing |
| cause of learning disability. General | | | | simple tasks - Awkwardness Parents can |
| Learning Disability and Specific | | | | help the child with LD. It is painful |
| Learning Disability A child affected by | | | | for a parent to know that his or her |
| general learning disability has problems | | | | child has limitations in learning. A |
| in all aspects of learning compared to | | | | parent may find it frustrating to |
| children of his or her age. In some | | | | communicate to a child with learning |
| cases, children with general learning | | | | disability. However, it is important to |
| disability may require the care of | | | | take note that a learning disabled child |
| others to do the basic things such as | | | | has a grasp of his or her emotions which |
| dressing and eating. Others may grow up | | | | cannot be expressed due to the |
| independently. Specific learning | | | | disability. While a parent may not |
| disability, on the other hand, refers to | | | | fully get the concept of the problem, he |
| the difficulty of a child to learn some | | | | or she should focus on the needs of a |
| aspects but may find it easy to cope in | | | | learning disabled child. Upon |
| other areas. Possible causes of | | | | recognizing the warning signs, the |
| Learning Disability (LD) Experts | | | | parent must seek help from the school |
| hypothesize that learning disability may | | | | and request that the child be subjected |
| be caused by genetics, birth infections, | | | | to evaluations. Likewise, the parent |
| or early childhood injuries. Some were | | | | should consult a paediatrician. Denial |
| observed to have suffered frequent ear | | | | about the symptoms should be avoided to |
| infections as a child. However, the | | | | prevent the quick progress of the |
| prime causes of LD are still unknown. It | | | | learning disability of a child. Love and |
| is noteworthy that boys are often | | | | proper care are still the best ways to |
| affected by learning disability than | | | | deal with a learning disabled child. |
| girls as revealed by the LD reports. | | | | Grunty's day care nursery is a long |
| Warning signs of LD It is not easy to | | | | established Nursery School based in |
| know if a child is suffering from LD. A | | | | Blackpool. |