Interesting Facts About Learning Disabilities!
People with Learning Disabilities often excel in their chosen fields.
Those with Learning Disabilities can and do learn, just differently.
Conservatively, 10-15% of the population has Learning Disabilities.
An estimated 25% of the population is considered “at risk” for Learning Disabilities.
Early identification and intervention reduce the risk of school failure to less than 5%.
There has been remarkable new research in the field of Learning Disabilities and brain function thanks to fMRIs* that show how the brain works. As a result, we are now better able to assist those with Learning Disabilities.
In 1877 the term “word blindness” (wortblindheit) was coined by Adolf Kussmaul who recognized that there are individuals who can see perfectly well - but are unable to “see” written words.
Dr. Albert Einstein famous for the theory of relativity and winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics had speech difficulties and never completed high school. Later he wrote, “The spirit of learning and creative thought were lost by strict rote learning”.
*functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging