Different learning difficulties do not correspond to specific regions of the brain, as previously thought, say researchers at the University of Cambridge. Instead poor connectivity between 'hubs' ...

Chennai: Three months after school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi inaugurated a learning lab by DLearners for children with learning difficulties at T Nagar, more private schools are ...

Every child is different and most of us are familiar with this intriguing fact of life. Well then, why do we expect our children to have the same abilities and needs as other children? In this article ...

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Human Development, IOE UCLUCL IOE. Programme Director for MA SpLD dyslexia and Programme route leader for the MA in Special and Inclusive Education ...

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Digital tools are just one piece of the picture: Experts also recommend creating support networks for other parents and guardians. Credit: bob al-greene If you're a parent or guardian, your morning ...

Low academic grades do not always mean that your child has learning difficulties. Children with lower intellectual abilities or emotional stability may have low academic grades. Some children may even ...

Non-profit Sharjah facility starts registrations for both Emiratis and expatriates SHARJAH: A new centre for learning difficulties called the Sharjah Center for Learning Difficulties (SCLD) has been ...

Linda J. Graham receives funding from the Financial Markets Foundation for Children (FMF4C 2013-030) and the Australian Research Council (DP1093020; DP110103093). She is a member of the Australian ...

The DSM- 5 considers Specific Learning disabilities (SLD) to be a type of neurodevelopmental disorder that impedes the ability to learn or use specific academic skills like reading, writing or ...

Differences associated with learning difficulties are found less in specific areas of the brain and more in the connections between them, experts say. After scanning 479 children's brains, Cambridge ...

Research carried out by the Institute of Public Care (IPC) and led by Professor Katy Burch has uncovered that a significant proportion of parents involved in care proceedings with their babies have ...