Types of Disabilities
Specific conditions that affect learning, including ADHD, autism, dyslexia and genetic syndromes. Each article explains how these conditions impact development and daily life.
ADHD and Learning Disabilities
ADHD affects learning ability and often co-occurs with specific learning disabilities, making diagnosis challenging due to varied symptoms.
All About Cerebral Palsy and Learning Disabilities
Cerebral palsy damages the brain's control of movement and posture, with causes ranging from birth complications to early childhood injuries.
All About Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a brain-based learning disability affecting three to six percent of people, causing reading and writing difficulties despite normal intelligence.
Autism (Autistic Spectrum Disorder)
Autism affects 1 in 100 people and impacts social communication, interaction and imagination in different ways across the spectrum.
Down's Syndrome
Down's Syndrome is a genetic condition caused by an extra chromosome 21 that affects physical development and causes mild to moderate intellectual disability.
Fragile-X Syndrome
Fragile-X syndrome is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability caused by a gene mutation that affects protein production in brain cells.
How Dyspraxia Affects Learning
Dyspraxia affects coordination and learning ability without changing intelligence, but students need adapted teaching methods and therapy to succeed.
How Epilepsy Affects Learning
People with learning disabilities have higher rates of epilepsy, but one doesn't cause the other, here's what research shows about their connection.
How Tourette's Syndrome Effects Learning
Tourette's Syndrome causes involuntary tics that can interfere with a child's ability to learn and concentrate in school.
Quick Guide to Rett Syndrome
Rett Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder affecting girls that causes normal development to slow or regress between three months and three years of age.
Quick Guide to Semantic Pragmatic Disorder
Pragmatic Language Impairment affects how people understand context and inferred meaning in communication, often linked to autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome
A genetic disorder affecting the heart, face and palate that occurs in about 1 in 4000 births and is often inherited from a parent.
What Is Angelman Syndrome?
Angelman syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by a chromosome 15 deletion that affects learning, movement and behaviour.
What Is Asperger's Syndrome?
Asperger's Syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder affecting how people communicate and interact, though symptoms vary widely and most live independent lives.
What Is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder?
FASD is a preventable condition caused by alcohol exposure during pregnancy that can lead to lifelong brain damage and developmental problems.
What Is Klinefelter's Syndrome?
Males with an extra X chromosome may have no symptoms at all, but some face risks like heart disease and weak bones.
What Is PMLD: Profound and Multiple Learning Disability?
PMLD is a profound learning disability with an IQ below 20, usually identified in childhood and affecting intellectual and social development.
What Is Prader-Willi Syndrome?
Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder causing low muscle tone, severe hunger, and learning disabilities due to an abnormality on chromosome 15.
What Is Turner Syndrome?
Turner Syndrome is a genetic condition affecting about 1 in 2,500 girls, causing short stature, physical features and health issues like heart and kidney.