| It is very common to have a learning disability along | | | | arithmetic reasoning, oral expression, written |
| with ADHD. | | | | expression, foreign |
| In fact, research shows that thirty percent of | | | | language acquisition, syntactic processing and most |
| people with ADHD also | | | | likely other |
| have a learning disability. Beyond learning disabilities, | | | | learning disabilities. This is why getting a thorough |
| over | | | | examination |
| fifty percent of individuals with ADHD have some | | | | at the start is so important. An individual may be |
| other type of | | | | dealing with ADHD, |
| brain-based disorder. This is why depression, anxiety, | | | | but he or she may be dealing with a learning disability |
| OCD, | | | | as well. And |
| bipolar disorder and other similar disorders are higher | | | | though you cannot directly do anything about a |
| than normal in | | | | learning disability, it |
| ADD clients.One type of learning disability that | | | | is good to know you have one and how it affects |
| almost every person with ADD will | | | | your ability to |
| have is an integrative processing deficit. This is the | | | | function. Also, you may receive academic |
| ability to | | | | accommodations as well as job |
| take in information, process it quickly and make use | | | | accommodations if diagnosed with an LD.In order to |
| of it. Most people | | | | find out if you have a learning disability, it will be |
| with ADD are either slower than others in doing this | | | | necessary to go through a lengthy set of tests that |
| or have trouble | | | | compare and |
| doing it at all. It is not that they do not understand | | | | contrast your IQ, personality and interests. If you |
| the information, | | | | do |
| but conflicting signals will make it difficult to fully | | | | significantly better on one aspect of a test than |
| process.Another common learning disability in people | | | | another, this could |
| with ADHD is working | | | | signify a learning disability. For example, if you do |
| memory problems. Working memory is another term | | | | really well on |
| for short term | | | | the verbal part of your IQ test and not so well on |
| memory, or information that is told to you in the | | | | the visual/spatial |
| moment. This | | | | section of the IQ test, you may have a learning |
| can affect information you hear, read, etc. Working | | | | disability.It is not known exactly why ADD often |
| memory is important | | | | comes with some type of learning |
| for doing well academically and in your work.Another | | | | disability. Most likely, the atypical wiring of an ADD'er |
| learning disability that is common in ADHD clients is | | | | has something |
| problems | | | | to do with it. New research is being done every day |
| with visual/spatial processing. This is not too | | | | on the brain |
| surprising since most | | | | and how it works, and science definitely does not |
| people with ADHD have problems with organizing | | | | have all the answers |
| space. | | | | to these questions yet.Keith Londrie II is a well |
| Academically, this will affect subjects such as | | | | known author. For more information on ADHD, please |
| geometry and physics.Other common learning | | | | visit ADHD for a wealth of information. |
| disabilities are dyslexia, reading comprehension, | | | | |