Millions of children around the world suffer from learning difficulties, which include dyslexia and language processing disorder, and are linked to conditions like dyspraxia, ADHD, and autism spectrum ...

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' ...

Alec Falconer knew for years that he had a problem with words and letters. The young man who is now in 9th grade struggled in school for nearly a decade before his learning difficulty was diagnosed as ...

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 ...

A combined brain-scanning and behavior study has explored dyslexia in 7 & 8-year-old children learning how to read. Dyslexic youngsters were shown to have different activation in the left hemisphere ...

Learning something new — and quickly — may depend on the lesson’s difficulty level, according to a new study. Flipping the classroom, room temperature, and later school-day start times, are just a few ...

I didn’t want to build another loud kid’s app. I wanted to build something that felt like sitting beside your child while ...

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 ...

Nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD), also known as nonverbal learning disability, is a neurological condition which typically emerges during childhood but can persist through adulthood. It is marked by ...

Almost every University of Oxford student screened for a learning difficulty like ADHD was marked as having one after a 90-minute-assessment - meaning they could have extra time in exams. Statistics ...