Learning Disabilities

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They affect many people around the world and in the UK. Unlike commonly found illnesses and disabilities such as Down Syndrome, they do not show any physical impairment on the person who has them. A person with a learning disability leads a difficult life and there are many obstacles that they may encounter in their lives. A learning disability is determined by an aspect of a person’s learning ability, which they cannot do because of their disability. In all, there are three types of learning disability.

Attention Deficit Disorder

You may have heard this being described of many people but not been exactly sure what this is. Also known as ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, this is normally attributed to those who have poor attention spans and it is found that boys are more likely to have ADD or ADHD. Having this condition does not harm the child’s chances of succeeding in life, as many renowned historical figures are known to have had ADD/ADHD such as Napoleon, the American President Thomas Jefferson and Leonardo Da Vinci.

Autism

There are many symptoms behind having autism, such as not being able to forge social relationships, to form creative ideas or an inability to communicate with their peers. It is a commonly found disability and it is reported that one in two hundred people have a form of autism.

Dyslexia

A person with dyslexia is someone who has trouble distinguishing words and numerical symbols. Dyslexic people also have a tendency of not possessing the capability of extensive short-term vocabulary, due to the difficulty that they have with learning. Just like with ADD and ADHD, having autism needn’t affect the person leading a successful life; the comic Eddie Izzard and musical genius John Lennon were known to have dyslexia. Lennon is regarded as one of, if not the, finest song writers of all time and if someone like this can be successful then this certainly provides hope for the many who suffer from autism.

There is no cure for a learning disability but, by the person working with their disability, this allows for greater understanding on their part and shows that the person does have strengths in areas of learning that they didn’t know about previously. The opportunities for those with a learning disability, learning difficulties or autistic disorder to succeed are not minimal at all.