Learning Disabilities
- Individuals with learning disabilities (LD) may experience difficulty with reading, writing, spelling, math, social skills, reasoning, recalling and/or organizing information.
- You may also hear the terms: specific learning disorder or language-based learning disabilities.
- LD does not reflect how smart an individual is. Many individuals with LD have an average or above-average IQ.
According to the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), the following difficulties may be experienced by an individual with LD:
- Talking about ideas- the individual may use words such as, “thing” or “stuff” and may pause to think of the word he/she/they want to use
- Learning new words
- Understanding questions and following directions
- Remembering numbers in order
- Remembering the details of a story
- Understanding/comprehending what is read
- Learning words to songs
- Differentiating left from right
- Remembering the alphabet
- Matching sounds to letters
- Writing- the order of letters in words may be mixed up
- Spelling
- Math- the order of numbers may be mixed up
- Memorizing facts
- Telling time
Language Delays and Disorders
Language disorders are difficulties in understanding and/or producing spoken and written language. These difficulties can have a profound impact on children’s academic, social, and emotional development.
A child may be late to talk, have a diagnosed condition that is known to affect communication, or their communication disorder may not be identified until they reach school. We provide assessment and treatment to children whose language problems stem from many causes and vary in severity.
Developmental Disabilities
Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions due to impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas. About one in six children in the U.S. have one or more developmental disabilities or other developmental delays (from CDC). This might include cerebral palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, or intellectual disability. We provide services to adults and children whose communication abilities are affected by their disability.