Learning Disabilities, What Are the Different Types?

Learning disabilities expert Dr. Sheldon Horowitz explains the different types of learning disabilities and their impact on people with LD.
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[@LdOrg]

NCLD has developed the LD Checklist: Recognize & Respond tool to help spot the potential signs of LD. Take the first step here: ncld.co/LDRR. #Check4LD

[@elizabethwilliams4995]

I am 52 years old. I've was diagnosed in kindergarten, which was many years ago. Is there anything for ppl my age that are back in college and struggling with their education. Not sure how they tested me back then, but placed in Special Education and was stuck there until 6th grade, but transitioned to "normal" classes but still stuck in Special ed in junior high & high school. Mostly in English classes. I think I took regular English class in my sophomore year. I have an oral and reading comprehension deficit and math (anything above division). I went to your website listed above but nothing for adults.

[@amydee5844]

I have it all iam 45 years old and I still have a hard time

[@naimaboukhouf7357]

Yes its bad I'm working with kids with special needs and its not easy for them but thy giving so much happiness as they learning differently, they are smart

[@apmusic5873]

What makes me angry is that when people call us slow just because we are not fast learners makes us feel like were dumb but we are not. We were just born that way it’s not our fault, we just have to find a way to depend on ourselves and get away from toxic people who make us feel bad. Because they don’t understand our struggles than we do.

[@sogekinggodofsnipers8505]

I felt this.

[@yariiiichan]

I agree I too also have a learning disability and growing wasn’t so easy for me they told my mom when I was very young it’s always so hard for me to explain people about my learning disability because they told me at a very young age. I’d always be confused and nervous of why I always had to go to meetings whenever I’m transferring to a school. But then I realize they were talking about my learning disability and that any school that I go to to transfer they need someone to help me and that is something that is required to do. Growing up and going to school was always hard because some people would get mad and frustrated whenever I didn’t understand anything and just hated me for not being smart. As I got to middle school it was so much better and the people who help me with my learning disability were amazing people. I was so happy that they understand me and had the patience to help me and they were incredibly nice and helpful. As soon as I was about to finish 8th grade I was ready and prepared to go to a good high school instead of my home district high school. I worked so hard and prepared myself early when I was almost finished middle school and all that hard work I did to applied to go to a high school was all thrown down to the drain. I ended getting no call back or rejected because I didn’t have the best scores like a smart student. I just hate when people reject you or think that you’re not smart I always hate the stereotype that they always told me and that some schools that “You need to have good scores to go to a great school.” or “People with learning disabilities will never be smart nor successful.”. And honestly it makes me so mad when people say that it’s not our fault in the first place and we didn’t even choose to have it it’s something that was given to us and will have for the rest of our life. At first I hated having a learning disability because I was a slow leaner and didn’t understand it right away but then I accepted it because my mom told me “Just because you have a learning disability that doesn’t mean you’re dumb. Your still a normal human being just like everyone else.”. And when she said that it made me feel so happy since she has a learning disability and she understand the things I had to go through when switching schools. So my message is even if you have a learning disability it doesn’t mean you’re dumb you are smart and you can be successful and still have big dreams just like everyone else. And that you’re still a normal human being just everyone else. Edit: I’m sorry that is sooo long I was just telling my experience since I have a learning disability. Again I’m sorry that is so long. 😭🙏🏻

[@rae.sdiary]

EXACTLY

[@amydee5844]

I still get made fun of by my husband

[@Songbhird]

🖤

[@uksocialservices5246]

More people need to understand this disability rather than prejudge people.

[@VanDowall]

I guess things come easier to them, so they have no idea the hardship we put into our daily/nightly lives. I'll spend hours on end to do something most people can do in a few seconds. And I'm no closer than I was before I began. I am so angry, thinking why did God make me so dumb, struggle and watch the rest of the world go by, while others are smart, have gone to college with a degree in careers, highly successful, have a good home, raising a family, go on vacations, enjoying life to the fullest. I must've done something really terrible in a past life to get this way in my present life.

[@billjeff1825]

JoAndra Van Dowall work with your hands. Find trade work you like to do. I never graduated high school. My sister is very smart she went to collage for 4 years. I'm a welder by trade and make 70,000 a year. Work hard and everything will work out

[@VanDowall]

Thanks, Bill. But every job has something to do with using your hands. What has that got to do with an LD? I don't understand.

[@alexvidu4517]

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[@caroldrabiszczak9959]

If you have a disability you need to be aware of it, so that you can use different ways to learn. It is hard to believe that a teacher would not try to find out why a child was struggling so much in reading. it is alright to have a disability and use different methods to compensate for it. You should always be proud of all your accomplishments.

[@lesliethomas1107]

i am a 6th grade teacher looking for tips on how to work with the students in my class who i suspect may have a learning disability. I have 2 sections of math divided by their performance level and i can teach my heart out in both classes but most in one of my groups just never pass the test and a few of them do so poorly i wonder if i am not teaching in a way they can understand or if there is a way to get through to them that I should try. I have the opportunity to differentiate instruction, but when i get these particularly low performing students in a small group, i dont want to teach the same way. i want to try a different strategy, but i'm not sure of what will work. What do i do to get through to them...? Any tips from your personal experience would be greatly appreciated.

[@pdarn27]

Too bad this wasn’t a thing when I was in school. I’m 45 by the way. We were put into separate groups and ostracized for being slow learners. In HS we were just left to drown and labeled lazy and I was punished constantly. I feel like I was robbed out of my HS experience. The anxiety still affects me to this day. Glad children like me have more understanding and help these days.

[@beachgirl445]

I know right!! IT BLOWS MY MIND NO ONE EVER SAID ANYTHING in school about me- I was a stand out in a bad way!! But I looked normal and made good grades and behaved semi normal besides my outbursts that were so embarassing

[@beachgirl445]

@@pdarn27 this happened to me and I'm only 27 some areas are still behind 😢

[@kayethompson4426]

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[@markus3355]

This was incredibly helpful. In school, math was absolutely the WORST for me. The rules, processes, and overall flow of information being received would always overwhelm me. Working with large numbers or small fractions would always give me trouble cuz the scale of values just wouldn’t click. I’d have to read a number digit-for-digit in order comprehend the value I was looking at. Naturally, my teachers did not like me as a student. I always had so many questions, always mixed up rules, put numbers in the wrong place. To them, I was just “slow”. Thank you for educating people on these learning disorders. We’re not stupid, we’re not incompetent, we just don’t receive the information being presented in a way that’s digestible. Thank you for shedding light on this topic

[@kaiatkinson7859]

Same bro it's hard

[@heaven_bones]

I am currently struggling in math I hate doing the homework it's boring to me and is my least favorite subject

[@Moral.vision]

I felt this I asked too many questions in math class and I struggled and suffer.

[@Moral.vision]

@@heaven_bones Same bro I struggle in math and the homework it's hard for me to understand

[@SweetBrownGirl]

Same, they always said I had a learning disability in math...but never gave it an actual name!

[@forreelpictures6151]

There really are so many learning disabilities maybe this is a calling for us as a nation to reorganize the education system that can work for everyone

[@angelpie2398]

and perhaps companies too, because right now I am struggling.

[@isidoramartinez6510]

For Reel? Pictures I truly think... it’s easier to label a child with claiming its a disability than spending the time and dedicating to different techniques of teaching. So to make the job easy educators state- you have a disability.

[@thisismylovehandle]

We homeschool- problem solved.

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

The problem is nature doesn’t care so humans are just trying to fit all kinds of abnormalities of the brain into different categories when there are near infinite possibilities for impairments.

[@MsLaBajo]

Super helpful! I’m almost 40 years old and my learning disability has learned to hide so well that it seems to be hiding even from me! Just had a terrible experience with a class that left me in tears. I knew I had accessibility issues with traditional teaching methods but now I understand better. I may have a combination of learning disability challenges. Thank you for this general overview.

[@yayokill501]

students who make u cry will realize one day when they face it

[@dustinshepherd2199]

jesus christ loves you and the ones that love him =) hugs im with you on everything you are talking about if you got no one too tell people off im here lol

[@katherinehwang4820]

Confident is a mojar reason to help to get over, be strong always!

[@Sandyshorrortheatre]

I am 35 and struggled with learning difficulties for so many years. Thank you so much this has given me more clarity. thanks so much.

[@CallMeGaffer]

I have learning disabilities. It was never diagnosed exactly what I have but I remember back at school I needed a support assistant. Other kids noticed that and I got bullied for it. It affected my self esteem in so many areas to the point that of course, I ended up with no qualifications and having to work low wage jobs (which I struggle to get) I've also been bullied in previous jobs for it which didn't help. For me, I'd say I have some kind of mental block which I guess would go under "auditory processing" ? I was also very bad at math and for most topics there also seems to be that mental block. I can only take in so much then my brain just stops. That mental block would make me lose confidence in any task I'm having to do and end up in need of seeking help. It gets frustrating when I reach a state of panic that I don't get it quick enough given some tasks are expected to be done quick under a normal standard. I even got fired from a job because I couldn't work at a certain standard which was particularly my fault given I didn't want my boss to know in case I wouldn't get employed in the first place. It's also affected my social life in regards to certain topics for example (political). I don't like to say too much in case someone raises their eyebrow at me and says "are you retarded?" < which to me is personally one of the worst insults to receive.

[@lesliemarquez6101]

I feel u 😢

[@empoweringawareness2073]

Wow well explained my daughter is going through this exact thing at 9 years old.

[@katherinehwang4820]

I got bully as well, call stupid and ugly! 😒 and people think that I am funny when I was teenager, I am about 49 years old now!

[@sky-catchem5659]

Yea i had this since i can remember . Growing up i was not social at all more because i would never know what to say lol. I was always very quiet . But i been working on my self and i read allot i go to the library when i can. Its nice to see videos and i do not feel like there is something is wrong with me .

[@gloriaa4637]

jackie loves I had the same issue may I ask whether you have any learning disability

[@hrithikshrivastava2124]

Yes , Jackie facing the same issue , what learning disability you have if any ?

[@damarhunt5873]

having a learning disabilitie made my life really hard cause when I was growing up my dad used to make fun of me and it was really hard for me to learn it affected my self-esteem I'm 25 and I still struggle with it I'm just like god way do I haven't to have this learning disabilitie it's like know matter how hard you try it's just never good enough you feel like you all ways come up short I just felt like needed to share that cause I know there are people out in the world that are just like me in feel guys your not alone god bless

[@VanDowall]

Stephan, sweetie, you do have a learning disorder. Good for you for completing school.

[@firstname59]

God Bless You, Damar Hunt. Sincerely. I too have learning disabilities. My mother (who has the same disabilities ironically) did the same thing. She was in denial about herself, her son, and me. I wish you total love and happiness, Damar. Thank you for sharing your story. : o)

[@kellyyanzo9831]

I feel you. My family and classmates always make fun of me because of that. But all I do is give them the middle finger and walk away

[@StandinOnBizNes]

I got it to man. It kills me everday. I feel like I'm different from everyone. I feel like I'll never be good enough for a woman cause of my learning disability. Sorry to hear that your dad made fun of you. This may sound stupid but I wish there was a way to get ride of it..

[@VanDowall]

There is nothing stupid about wanting to get rid of a disability. We all can vouch for that. I'm constantly thinking what it might be like to be as smart as the rest of the world and keep up with a career, or even just to have a conversation with people. I'm tired of either being teased or ignored because of my LDs.

[@michellefowler3696]

I never would have thought this deep into what Learning Disabilities were. From the video I was able to gather a better definition of what LD's are. The video was very detailed in breaking down the specifics of LD's. I enjoyed this video a lot.

[@Matthew9818]

I have high functioning autism and learning difficulties . It frustrates the hell out of me . My long term memory is really good but it's getting stuff down short term . Stuff just floats around . It's like the concrete of my memory takes longer to set than other people . I get so frustrated . I have a job but I had a helper to learn the job . I have tried getting a new one recently and I was working as a waiter and bar staff at a restaurant and it just didn't work out . The menu was huge and I was meant to memorise prices for drinks etc and learn how to pour pints etc . Only lasted 2 days . I hate too think I have to pick the lowest of the low just to get by and some of the staff are so fucking patronising at work . I am not stupid .

[@deadbody5870]

same with me, its hard to remember anything, I need to read repeatedly to understand something.

[@skycloud4802]

My struggles with memory are most severe with maths and numbers. It's like the maths go straight into the forgetfulness part of my brain, so even if I finally get something, I've lost it hours or days later.

[@katherinehwang4820]

You are not alone, my feel is for you, I understand how you feel, but it is DOSEN'T mean that we are stupid, need learn the confident and be strong and get over and believe everything we can do no matter what situation and we will be get over with it and be strong, need encouragement and support!

[@elizabethholbrook779]

I am learning disabled and I couldn't open up about it because of some peoples views but I know that I have pretty amazing strengths too my mother always tells me that my emotional intelligence is amazing that I would know if someone was sad just by looking at them I know that my hearing is good and reading also because I learn lyrics very quickly I moved to the Netherlands when I was 13 years old and within 6 months I learnt the language

[@babysnoops14]

that is really good! i have LD with other stuffs sadly. i get bully when i go to normal school, all of them have hearing department as im deaf. until i was 11 i was really bad i didnt have any friends and get deletions for not doing homework that I couldn't understand! i was 13 when i went to special need school. there was olny 4 in that school took GCSE english, 5 took GCSE math and about over 6 took GCSE art. i know someone who can look at a words and remember them and someone else can look at flags and remember them. p.s i got C in art,D in math and E in english. if i was at my other school, i dont think i would take GCSE. i dont think people understand what r we like.

[@JTree_]

It was interesting to learn that Autism did not fall under the umbrella of a learning disability. I was always under the impression that it was one. Also, because English Language Arts incorporates reading and writing I did not know that dyslexia did not include writing and that it was separate disability. This is a very informative video and very easy to understand the information presented.

[@anitameeting5713]

Thank you so much for this video! Today is my 59th Birthday, my Mom died after the Beatles Coming to America..... 50 years ago! I identify with all of your video, not just one thing but all of it! It made me cry & be happier for knowing what has been wrong with me all of these years! I was diagnosed with ADD when I turned 50, so now 9 years later I am self diagnosing myself! Looks like the number 9 is a sad turn of events for me, as well as being a number of self identification! Thank you, thank you, Birthday Present for me today! Anita

[@ninaimajo6817]

Appreciate the clarity of this presentation. At 76, I still get so tired of having to redo what I have written, mainly because I can’t always see my mistakes even when I read things over and over; again and again! It is incredibly frustrating to know you are intelligent, but struggle so much with words and numbers! I felt like I needed emotional support. It occurred to me that I might find it here. I felt empathy, as I read the stories of other’s struggles!❤

[@LdOrg]

What exactly are learning disabilities? LD expert Dr. Sheldon Horowitz explains what constitutes a learning disability. 

[@reynaldo2063]

am 39 year old and I go to read and write at the library and is hard for me to learn to write

[@melanieoutram-6606]

The National Center for Learning Disabilities I have Learning disabilities

[@firstname59]

I really appreciate videos like this! I have learning disabilities. I was in Special Education for several years but I never got any real tests to see (exactly) what my problems were and can't afford any tests. I just don't have any money for it. My father is retired and has prostate cancer, and my mother is both retired and mentally ill as well has has L.D. so they can't help with that stuff either. Anyway, I can read and write. I'm bad at math, and even though I can read... sometimes I still have a hard time understanding what was written or what is said to me. I also have had mild/moderate memory loss over the last 5 years. I've had a very hard time in life and was also diagnosed with a chemical imbalance. I'm just living with my family, and just barely getting by. Sorry, I'm just venting. Anyway, I'm rambling. Here's sort of a random story... a kind of example... I went to vote during the last presidential election and of course they made it even simplier to vote this time by having everyone fill in the dot of what president you want to vote for. I fill it in properly, but then had to push the paper in the fax machine?? I do use my own personal computer but I'm not tech savvy... not even in the "old school way" of knowing how to use fax machines or whatever the hell it was. I asked the elderly, over-weight woman with long, straight salt and pepper hair at Enterprise Elementary School in Dale City VA how to push it in 'cause for all I knew, I needed to flip my paper over or I was almost about to put it in up side down. I don't like making mistakes. She practically screams at me to "shove it in." She was such a nasty w-. I'm sorry but she was and a million months later I'm still not over it. I wish more people would understand that not everyone is "average" or "normal." Some people have disabilities beyond their control and need a little (or sometimes a lot) of extra help. Oh well... It's hard having disabilities, that's for sure. I apologize for the rambling. I just wanted to get that off of my chest.

[@lab.6404]

first name I really really enjoyed your detailed explanation.... as someone with a learning disability, the details make my life so much more enjoyable. So sorry you had to deal with that nasty woman. I too over think situations where I feel like I came short, or ignorant.... they can haunt me... but I find humor helps, I laugh at myself a lot.

[@erenjeager9442]

Lucky you never had a Special Ed. Teacher who yells at you, for asking help of a question you don't understand. 😞

[@4boys249]

I was very impressed with the video. I have heard of these disabilities but I had not heard of Dyscalculia until a new staff member was hired to work in the classroom with me and she said that she was not good at math and that it was hard for her to learn. I showed her some different steps for solving math problems and than a teacher told her that she has Dyscalculia.

[@JoanneMaher76]

Dr Horowitz you have a lovely and gentle manner. Your presentation was clear and easy to follow. Thank you so much!

[@John-em8jn]

You nailed it. Thank you so much because Everything that you said was right on the mark. I've been struggling my entire life with mixed domiance. It's great to Finally find someone who actually understands what I'm going through.

[@mikeburke1348]

The Business World TOTALLY needs this information. No one in the business world can understand why certain ADULTS can't understand or figure out or learn certain things. THIS information absolutely explains this issues, big time. Wow. Thanks.

[@lavdur6980]

I've always known I had some type of learning disability. I was held back in 3rd grade because I struggled with math as well as reading comprehension. I've always felt slower at processing information than most of my classmates. The worst is (idk if this has to do with anxiety, maybe it goes hand in hand with having a LD) when I'm having a discussion with strangers and I struggle comprehending what they are saying. For example, I used to work at Dairy Queen and when customers would tell me their order (especially if it was long) I'd get lost very easily. Again, not sure if that was just anxiety making my brain foggy.

[@lesliethomas1107]

Thanks for describing HOW your LD manifested itsefl, most other commentators just stated the have it. Im a 6th grade teacher looking for tips on what better ways i can teach a small group of students who i suspect may have LDs. Will they be able to learn at all? How should i modify my teaching so that they can learn what i am teaching like the other students but in their own way. Growing up, was there a particular thing you had to do in order to learn something above and beyond the norm? What can i do to better support them?

[@blackgoku8389]

I definitely understand that. I'm 33 with a 4th grade education. My son and read at the same level my life is so difficult right now I don't know what to do or who to turn to. 😞

[@SweetBrownGirl]

Continue to read and learn together, you'll get the hang of it. Hang in there, it'll get easier. Sometimes kids need you to vulnerable more than you know. Also I'm sure KZbin can help you with your reading skills as well.

[@katherinehwang4820]

You are not alone, be love!

[@pallavisagar969]

Thank you for explaining LD's in such a beautiful way, this has to be the best video i found so far :)

[@jackcattaneo3285]

I have a big tip for these disabilities that can help. Make a to-do list every day, make sure as soon as you get your day planned you get things done ASAP. It will help so much, i’ve always been the person to write things down to remember and study right and it helps.

[@lydianorman8936]

Do you have a disability? Because making to do lists can be overwhelming for those with learning disabilities. Especially when, like me, I have challenges in nearly every area mentioned in this video.

[@jackcattaneo3285]

@@lydianorman8936 I was diagnosed as a young kid with asperger’s but it’s no where near severe. It did however get me placed in a speech program during elementary school. I understand it’s hard to make a todo list but the second you do it you’ll be worry free and feel productive.

[@katherinehwang4820]

I do the same as journal is really important for me and NOT to let me to always forget anything in my daily life! 😒

[@aubriebritt1737]

The umbrella illustration makes perfect sense and is a great way to explain learning disabilities.There are so many subcategories within LD that having the umbrella illustration is beneficial in explaining that all the disabilities mentioned are considered learning disabilities.

[@GnosticMindTrain]

I'm 25 high school drop out, failed pre algebra in 8th grade, and I'm convinced I have something wrong, learning or intellectual disability. I have no job. I'm a loner. I'm getting fed up being unrecognized by society...parents just care for me but no one can help me move on with my life.

[@neissagermain2801]

Omg that is so sad to hear I hope you can find and fight your way through this, think positive no matter how many times you fail just keep on trying and try to learn from it please! You can start off by finding a job and setting a goal .

[@GnosticMindTrain]

@@neissagermain2801 I get haters ALL the time calling me a hypochondriac. OK, so someone who isn't good at learning, has issues getting along with people, is a hypochondriac? I have A LOT of unknown mental issues, they have no names, maybe it's not me though, maybe it's not a mental issue and it's SOCIETY. I'd be better off a chimp.

[@katherinehwang4820]

You are so lucky, for me if I have this condition, I will never get support from my parent and my sister, but I don't have intellectual, just have learn disability and I am still quite normal and bless for me as even my proccess is slow response, I still can do it, so hard that my whole family never believe me especially my father and my second sister always think that I am NOT smart enough even one of my friend from my parent!

[@dorcia7able]

Honey. You are a very important person. You’ve just got to find your people. I totally get what you are saying. If you have it in you, and I believe you do. Go to your local community college. Sign up for algebra, English, and sociology. Find the disabilities office, ask how do you get an assessment done to see if you have learning g disabilities. Tell them your story. They will most likely ask you to make you an appointment. Listen. I struggled to get through college. Don’t laugh, but it took me 30 years to get my bachelors degree. I failed math and algebra 9 times. That wasn’t back to back. I’d give up and take a couple years off. Then go back and try again. I finally passed math/algebra when because I figured out that I had a learning disability. I got my assessment done. They gave me extra time on test, a note taker, priority seating, free tutoring, and counseling. I would quit, but I never gave up. I’m in my 50’s and getting my masters degree in sociology. It’s not easy at all. But you got to find your people. Go to the department of rehabilitation (DOR). They help people with disabilities find work. You are so young and you have your whole life ahead of you. Please don’t let this stop you. I know it’s discouraging, I know it’s difficult, I know it seems like it can never get better. But that’s not true. My heart breaks reading your words. Remember You are loved. You aren’t alone. Stop calling yourself names like loner. Write down some goals and start saying positive affirmations in your mirror. I am somebody. I am enough. I can do it too. My life is full. I will succeed. I am a positive thinker. The universe hears me. I am a blessing to others. I feel blessed. I am blessed. If you believe in God add his name to some affirmations. God loves me. I can do all things with God on my side. God blesses me. I love God! GnosticMindTrain is going to succeed in life. Speak in to existence what you would like to see in your life. I will learn, I will have cool friends, I will have a soul mate, I will find a good job, etc!!! Oh, and college campuses have a health center that has free services to students. A college campus is the perfect place to get your life together. It’s a little universe of its own. And the disabilities office is a cool place to hang out because you can meet people who are similar to you. I hope and pray you make it. Please believe in yourself. God bless you young person! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@LifecoachKE]

I am a special educator by passion and this video really brought out a lot of what i had been processing in my mind as bits of learning deficits.thank you.

[@CindyTheLDCoach]

Nicole Muthoni I am a special education teacher too. I am also Dyslexic. Are you a teacher KZbinr?

[@jcampbell6822]

I had "learning difficulties teachers called it". My Mother was totally a Toxic , calling me dumb in her own language. I could never memorise my X tables, no matter what I did, I would read, but couldn't really comprehend, until I read a couple of X. i would seriously struggle to finish class work and see all my class mates playing, but I couldn't play with them, because I didn't finish the class work and when I did finish, play time was over and I would be so angry in primary. I couldn't even read the clock until around 5th & 6th grade, which took so long to pick up, which didn't help when the primary teacher, took me to the front of the class, which was so humiliating and I still couldn't do it. High School I just gave up, all together as I was so frustrated. I thought "What's the point"! Might as well jig school, have fun with friends in class and do what every.

[@katherinehwang4820]

My father and my sister and one of my friend from my parent is think that I am NOT smart enough, I have same experience to you, believe me, but we have to get away with these fucking toxic people, no good, no benefit and we have to be aware and understand and get over with it!

[@RAESCA.]

I have LD and this video has help me understand more about what LD is. THANK YOU ☺ I have some these things (reading, writing and math). It was really hard growing up with this at school, but I kept going and didn't care about other people talking about how slow I was because I've always said everyone learns differently and there's nothing wrong with that. So, don't feel ashamed. not everyone is going to do two things the same just remember that.

[@thesoulblueprintpodcast11]

I need this guy to be my psych professor. He explains really well.

[@debbiedimuro9727]

So glad I found your channel. My poor daughter has most of these but because she was a well behaved child at school she got side tracked. We are still waiting for tests at nearly the age of 20.

[@JM-kf1ki]

I thought it was really noteworthy to hear the expert outline what a disability is not. Many times there is so much emphasis put on what a disability is, but it is also helpful to further clarify the definition. I would, however be interested in reading more about the effects of disadvantage on all kinds of disabilities.

[@joey111950]

I had dyslexia growing up and I was put into a class with kids who had intellectual disabilities. I was thought at that level and struggled my way to catch up with everyone else after high school. It took me a while to figure out my learning style, but I’m succeeding in college now because of it. I remember feeling sad, alone, depressed, and quiet going through school, I felt my parents and teachers and the school didn’t know what they were doing or how to teach me. My mom and sister would tell me to read book to get better at it, but they didn’t understand the dyslexia; at the time it was impossible for me to read because I didn’t know how or anyone who understands dyslexia to teach me to read. But I knew one day I would be able to succeed like everyone else, because I saw my sisters do very well in school and I wanted to be just like them and the older I got the better I understood myself and how I learn, now I’m doing great in school, but I do still struggle so I try to learn from my struggle and mistakes and better my self. I hope anyone with a disability finds there way to learn even if it takes them past there high school, never give up!

[@brittanyburns90]

I have a learning disability but I just saw the video and I can narrow it down but not sure which learning disability do I have

[@karenjatana4941]

What areas do you struggle with in LD? Think about what is harder for you. That might help you figure it out.

[@lilbigman00]

@@karenjatana4941 me to and my parents tell me im a hard head and I just don’t seem to listen and I’m scared for my future I might end up dumb . I didn’t graduate I feel like a failure

[@Gam3over88]

Question if u have specific learning disability u can get help trough the social security benefits right i have that i graduated but i can’t maintain my jobs i try working and no luck i apply for social security benefits already in the process of getting aproved i went to the mental exam june 2 didnt passed it

[@spaceklwn4196]

I have a learning disability and I just want my brain to function so I could go to college instead of my learning disability take over me all the time

[@1SpicyMeataball]

I have a learning disability, and I made it through college. Don't give up.

[@VanDowall]

Some (smart) people think we just "set ourselves up to fail." If that were true, why would we go through the trouble, knowing we'll fail? All we get out of it is frustration.

[@thegreenslayer7710]

Jesus Mendiola / YT same here

[@princesszeldaprincess447]

I'm learning disabled as wel here is a list of my learning disabilities 1 add. 2 adhd 3 ocd 4 asd 5 asburgers syndrome 6 mild intuectual disorder

[@Cdray24]

@@princesszeldaprincess447 add and adhd are related to how long you can pay attention, ocd is a mental disorder and not a learning disorder, asperger's syndrome is also not a learning disability it is part of the autism spectrum. having a low iq or as you say mild intellectual disorder also is not a learning disability. If you indeed have all of these problems I can see why it is harder for you to learn new things. THere is hope for you. Medication can help your mental disorders as well as your adhd/add. You can try to increase your IQ by studying words increasing your vocabulary and strengthening your math skills on your own. work at it every day, get help from your parents. I wish the best for all in this chat and all with ld. I married my husband who has a ld with a 2nd grade reading level, and I had NO idea it was genetic. both of our children have ld and It is difficult on me who can learn easily and wish my children could to. It is a bit of a strain on our relationship but he hides it so well that i forget most times. Many people overcome with other skills.

[@macydaligdig7556]

just come across this video, this explanation is so helpful and understandable, this kind of lessons weren't discussed much in class. thank you so much, an aspiring sped teacher here ❤

[@normapadro420]

Hello. I came across your video, because I looked for it. My problem is learning, remembering anything. When I was in school I sat all the way in the back so that I wouldn't be called by the teacher. I couldn't remember anything she spoke about in class. I couldn't learn math. I had to write tiny sticks on paper. I wasn't fast enough on writing either. My teacher would erase everything she wrote, and I couldn't write everything. It got to the point where I didn't do homeworks at all. Math were just numbers I couldn't remember at all. I couldn't read them. They were just symbols. To this day I don't know the times table. I can't read a ruler at all, or measure cups when cooking anything. I just read, and compare numbers. I can build furniture with instructions. Pre drilled furnitures. Easy things like that. I had a test done where I had to put together a lock. Once I put it together it didn't work. I asked the test taker what was wrong. He said my brain saw it backwards. I told him I can't do anything without instructions. He gave me the instructions, and I fixed the lock. I was at my class, and asked the teacher several times for adding a section including the percent. I use to forget before I sat down at my desk. I don't know what this is. In reading I cannot remember 2 pages at all. Things just go blank. I write, but can't remember the other symbols. I can only remember periods, question marks. The way I write here is how I always write. It might be a second grade way of writing, but this is how I can do it. I cannot write like college writers either, or understand college books. I can scheme through books, but have to stop, because I can't remember anything.

[@beebee4160]

I'm in 7th grade and i'm having a really hard time remembering that i have homework,and remembering that i have missing work so i have 3 f's which not only makes me unproud but it also really makes my family disapointed.I really don't see myself in college:(

[@olivermmm2012]

Beyoncé Sandoval please don't give up!!

[@susanwaltz5871]

You need a specific routine. Write it down and make a timeline. Example: write down all assignments as you get them. After school, do you have band or sports or any other activities. When is dinner. Do busy work first, math and other worksheets. After dinner work on reports and studying. Give everything a time slot. After school relax with a snack. Start homework at a certain time. Schedule small breaks. You can do it. Unload homework when you get home in a designated spot. Have a snack and relax for half hour. Do daily assignments/homework till dinner. After dinner concentrate on reading , reports and studying. Take breaks. If assignment not due right away work on it every day after dinner till complete.

[@timmy38583]

I'm 34 years old and i have a learning disabilitie but i don't know what kind of learning disabilitie i have but it makes it hard to get a good paying job or a job of any kind

[@lesliethomas1107]

thanks for sharing. how does your LD manifest itself? What type of things are you dealing with on a daily basis? when did you first know or suspect that something was off and how did you know?

[@isidoramartinez6510]

Leslie Thomas good questions. There is a guy that’s recently started talking to me and I have a feeling he haves a LD that doesn’t want to admit

[@kaeneishaforlifebelle3738]

If you was younger career source help get a good paying jobs and college credits and things of that nature.. it’s all about research times get harder in harder but be the Lord.

[@parasmanichemistryclassesr5849]

Go yo

[@grizlerber]

When I was 7 I was diagnosed with ADHD and a disability in reading, writing , spelling, and math. For some reason I felt the need to type that in the comments.

[@reneebreckler4015]

I do not have a learning disability! I am stubborn, I also I learn better visual because its not as annoying as siting there, and watching someone talk! They put me in an iep when I was currently in 1st grade and then I was in all iep class, I movied schools and the teacher said I didn’t even have to be on an iep and she got me out of some of the iep ”Special classes” where they didn’t learn as much! I am so happy we movied because if I wouldn’t have movie it would have not looked good in my future for me!

[@lg6134]

This was a great explanation, thank you. Living in the U.S, a major difficulty I’ve experienced is access to proper testing and affordable testing for learning disabilities. I can’t financially afford to pay out of pocket for testing, and can’t find anyone who takes insurance to have the testing done. As a result, I don’t get the accommodations I need without the formal diagnoses, and I do very poorly in school (have failed out of grad school twice and just barely made it through undergrad with extensive tutoring). It then affects my job prospects, and I’m currently unemployed as a result of having to choose an “easier” program to get a degree. I hope access changes in the future because undiagnosed learning disabilities have ruined my life in many ways.

[@briankreie9579]

As a nursing student, I found this very informative. Thank you.

[@zigzag9133]

I have an auditory processing disorder. I have to repeat everything spoken back to myself to understand it. I do it very quickly but if I don’t language is just noise. Wasn’t diagnosed until HS. I’m very good at puzzles and problem solving. Did not effect my intelligence, just made school a living hell.

[@katherinehwang4820]

We all are unique and we are not alone and be love, always believe ourself and NO denial from any other people, we are really deserve to be treat equal and right and dignity and respect and be kind, it is really important and always be confident to ourself, then we will be able to get over with it and remember to be strong!❤

[@jcrocks6698]

To add to the end portion: They are not the same as mental health disorders, but there is often comorbidity (finding both alongside eachother. Also, things like depression or stress can cause symptoms to worsen. For example, a high-pressure timed test. Lastly, trauma can affect learning disabilities and the effects of trauma can mimic learning disabilities.

[@hollyhart1715]

Love this comment!! My struggle’s definitely seem to go hand in hand, so this makes a lot of sense 🥲

[@katherinehwang4820]

I have been aware especially how my sister is hurt me when I doing anything and she is always think that I don't know anything about it and not be complicate about think, this is totally piss me off and make me trauma, even I have learning disability, but not going on like that!

[@omalley6278]

In this video it was very interesting to learn about the different specific learning disabilities. Some of the learning disabilities I had never heard of were Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia. I also like how the expert used an umbrella as graphic to help me understand about what the specific learning disabilities were. After learning about this video I think I might have Dyscalculia. I have always had a very difficult time in math and processing problems in my head.

[@bronwenbrauteseth4111]

Clear and concise overview of Specific Learning Difficulties. I really like the "umbrella" idea and am going to borrow that when I next work with helping the teachers understand the scope of Sp LD. Thank you Dr Sheldon Horowitz!

[@JASMBABY-vz8wp]

My 6 year old son was diagnosed with a specific learning disability and has trouble with reading and math but it gets hard for me to try to help him with homework or in general and that's something the school or anyone dosen't help out on I believe they should help the kids and the mother so she knows ways or techniques on how to help him/her improve.

[@lucysantiagocovers5329]

I have learning disability I had it all my life and I struggle through reading and understanding the meaning of things as being a mother been hard for me that my children's read but I cannot read and all my life my family my brothers used to always make fun of me and say things to me that hurt me never got the opportunity for someone to teach me neither from a teacher to guide me through understanding how to read books or understanding the meaning or taking notes or communication..

[@matthew-dv8gv]

A lot of people don't understand that having a learning disability can be a dangerous condition for anyone who has it. Trust me it's hard because I have a learning disability myself. It gets hard to learn new things and do it at a normal/fast pace like the average Joe. I had trouble learning to do basic math growing up, and I struggled to write good sentences that would make sense or be readable. It's even worse if you are depressed and not motivated to learn new things, it's gonna be hard to learn a niche or a skill in a certain field. Having a learning disability really is a curse in our American society or anywhere else. Anyone who has this disability did not ask for it during birth. We wish we didn't have it, but we can't get rid of it, so we just have to accept the fact that life is gonna be tougher, and it's just a fate we need to accept.

[@Acbmartinnn]

i wish i was smart, life would be easier for me :(

[@mannyh7883]

LilMartin me too

[@StandinOnBizNes]

Me three. It sucks man..

[@thooth]

I wish I could hear better ;-;

[@s.k.a1222]

All of you are smart and beautiful you just need to concentrate on the strong side of your abilities and work hard to improve it 🙏

[@VanDowall]

There are times we need to understand things most people take for granted. What are we supposed to do? Don't bother and let it go? There are times I'm excited after figuring out something that's taken hours each day the average person does in a few minutes. "What's the big deal? It's simple." Yeah, to you. Those people take for granted their abilities rather than appreciate them. I am so grateful I can walk without a crutch, a cast, a wheelchair.... I'm grateful I can see. I'm grateful I can speak..... Be happy for what you've got, but don't ignore things you can learn.

[@rhirhisexy007]

It was interesting to me to learn that there were Specific Learning Disorders not only in reading (dyslexia) but also other areas such as math (dyscalculia), writing (dysgraphia), as well as auditory and visual processing. This video was helpful in explaining all of these. #56493

[@immafighter9378]

Well done! I knew the basic of some specific learning disabilities but his umbrella illustration was very insightful. The way he lined his information according to his information was very easy to understand without all the extra technical terms. I understand the difference in between each one with less confusion after watching. I greatly to appreciate his input about what "learning abilities are NOT!"Most people hear learning disability and automatically thing LD knowing the specifics!

[@Christian_Girl120]

I have a learning disabilities in math, specifically upper maths. I also have disabilities in coding. But I can read music and play the piano which in its own way is a code. I'm not sure how that is possible, but I am able to. Unfortunately, some people have a tendency to put us all into the "mentally handicapped' group. We're not stupid, we just have trouble learning certain things and sometimes we just can't.

[@semyt.3328]

This makes much more sense now. Thank you for unpacking the term specific learning disability. The visual aid was fantastic.

[@thepicturereader]

This was a great video and you’re absolutely right when you said changing the environment of a person with a learning disability, and how they usually do things can have a great impact. It definitely does.

[@kokoazure]

i’ve been dealing with a learning disability in math since elementary and i wish it didn’t get in the way of sm i just wanna be able to do math

[@gretch2941]

same here it's been the math I made it to pre calculus barely go through plus I had a problem with chemistry equations

[@jen_ivypixie81]

I got blessed with all of them. Its why my autism and adhd got overlooked

[@jshir17]

Many who say just try harder and you can do anything if you believe in yourself never had a learning/intellectually disability or other handicap.

[@niapowell2006]

Hi I have dyspraxia and dyslexia and I use what I have every day to help others

[@convoswithmenk6444]

I been dealing with this for a long time pray for me I’m in nursing school but it’s very challenging for me… pray for me🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@TJ-Huslter]

I'm 34 years old. I have a learning disability in all my life. DIffliculty talking, writing, and reading. I went to doctor and they tested my brain and they asked me if I wanna know. I told them no and they gave the information to social security. I moved on. Right now I work as warehouse worker and make very good decent pay. Equal to BA/MA pays.

[@pepsiefy]

I was thrown in to speacial Ed fo 12 years so beaver got a real education I am self learned since I went off on my own to learn

[@isadoramoon7521]

I have been diagnosed with pervasive learning disability not otherwise specified. I learned to read when I was 5 years old but I had difficulties in other stuff. I only learned to read the clock when I was in fifth grade (I remember being very embarrassed by this, since other kids in my school learned it when they were like 6/7 years old) and got my primary school leaving certificate when I was already 19 years old (I had to repeat a couple of my school years, because I just couldn't concentrate at all, couldn't remember anything they tried to teach me and was absent at school because I was severely bullied) I have always felt like I'm different from others and learned early on that I'm stupid and just less important than others. Unfortunately I still feel the same at the age of 34. (English isn't my mother language)

[@cindyrobsion8548]

This was very informative. I liked how everything was broken down.

[@MrMisterChiliPepper88]

I have a learning disability with multiple learning disabilities and sometimes it can be quite a struggle

[@TheNutCollector]

how do you tease out learning disabilities from autism? My 3rd grader is "high functioning" hes an above average reader, but can't spell or write. how do I know if its just fine motor issues or something else?

[@thehappy15a]

I grew up with people like you claiming I have “dyslexia” I was forced into a Cult like boarding school because of it” all I ever wanted my entire life was to be treated equally! All I wanted was a fair and even playing field. But men like YOU said I couldn’t go to school! I went from kindergarten to special ed!

[@markoliver6548]

Mr. Gindlesberger, an elderly man that lived across the street from my childhood home. He walked a mile every day, but he was losing his eyesight. One day he trotted over to my house when I was alone. I was around 16. He asked me to read a letter someone had written to him. I stumbled through the letter unable to read it in any sense where he could understand what I had said. I could not read the letter. He gently took the letter and said, "You have never been taught anything." I thought what was he talking about I went to the public schools. I am 62 and I now realize he literally meant the public schools intentionally neglected me and did not teach me anything.

[@krisc5508]

Special education in public schools does not teach you anything .

[@randombean4083]

Learning disorder in writing I had a scribe for everything that's actually assessed for the past 3 school years (I am now homeschooling) because I can't write quickly, neatly or what I actually mean sometimes because I can't get the information from my brain to my hand. I was below average in writing before I got a scribe and the first time I had one I was in the top 3 of my year in the entrance exam however I can no longer keep up in the school environment due to being unable to write more than 5 sentences of notes from the board and almost nothing straight from my head especially in more emotion based subjects as well as having Autism, Dyspraxia and inattentive type ADHD

[@Mintock]

Wonderful man, but he's missed out the letters "ic" on "psychological" on his chart. Sorry to be pedantic! But fantastically clear and simple explanation. I think of learning difficulties as being caused by a brain wiring and chemical functioning problem that gets in the way of accessing and using human intelligence, not indicative of an absence of intelligence as such. This is important to me as I deal every day with ignorant people who think my autistic and learning difficulties daughter is just "thick", when she can demonstrate in lots of unusual ways that underneath her processing and sensory issues she a bright and funny little girl. Just heartbreaking.

[@shariecebrewster5962]

Yes I do have question on all disability as well!

[@triptimusaddi7167]

Thanks for great video! Can you please explain: why learning disability is sometimes referred as verbal learning disability?

[@riisparklover]

great vid...im going to share with my exceptionalities undergrads

[@johnrainsman6650]

So what's my learning disability? I read and write just fine. It's just that often times I don't understand information or instructoins I read or hear. I often need clarification and get confused easily. I'm on the Autism Spectrum and had a speech delay as a preschooler, but I don't think ASD is directly and ultimately the name of my learning disability.

[@johnrainsman6650]

@RainbowDreams30 well, tell me more about your learning disability

[@farhiyaa4880]

your is auditory and visual processing issues..takes you longer to understand instructions you hear or see. Do brain exercises in that field.

[@SmartVisionMethod]

Practical tips to improve the lives of those with learning difficulties .As a life skills coach i have discovered that our minds-eye holds the key to focus & concentration.There is no substitute to focus & maintain your attention to be a more effective learner & faster progress.I'm about to show a do-it-yourself visual teaching aid that guarantees you to discover the power of your minds-eye,resulting in a more effective learner & faster progress .

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

So basically a learning disability is a defect in a person’s brain that only impairs a narrow area of ability? What is it called if this brain defect affects of a broader range of things?

[@zigzag9133]

It’s the learning system that is broken not us. Here is one to ponder . If you can problem solve much faster than others , does that mean others have a learning disability because they can’t. Who decides? Or perfect pitch? Or artistic ability? Or physical aptitude? We are all meant to be different. It’s by design!❤️

[@kripita222]

I think have auditory processing problems. I can understand everything in class but forget everything as the class ends.

[@Thailova]

great video. the question I have is what is the treatment learning disabilities?

[@donnaphilben6325]

Many times, I say something and people think I mean the opposite of what I said, also once I was working as a cashier in a store, explaining a transaction to a customer....and she told me to speak English!

[@luisrosa258]

Great video! I love how he explains SLD. If I had to explain SLD I would recommend this video. Furthermore it explained many questions of the aspects of SLD.

[@funhated]

I have learning disabilities and it's really hard get a good job because I'm a slow learner and it's hard to progress things in my head and I'm not social at all, because I'm afraid of my speech disorder, some of words don't come out as their saying

[@Puzzledrev]

In many disabilities it's a teaching disability. We have to teach ourselves, and once we do, we can do as well, if not better, than others. Unfortunately for most of us school is a nightmare because we're called dumb or lazy.

[@tufits]

I'm a 16 year old who will soon go to high school, I had a choice between a school that's specifically made for kids with learning disabilities and a normal one. My mom didn't agree to me wanting to go to the school for kids with learning disabilities (they take kids with moderete and severe and I'm in moderete). I eventually chose the normal one and will be going there but if it becomes too hard for me I might ask mom if I could go to the other school where things might be easier? I don't know yet tbh. It's weird that I can relate to every specific learning disability except for sensory-motor and maybe the auditory and visual procession although I do struggle with it a bit.. I was born premature and had a speech issue in my childhood due to which I was held back a year. Maths is too hard for me aswell as too much information at once and so was also reading which I got better at eventually. Not alot of teachers really cared that I had issues and needed help, they just wouldn't give a damn and wouldn't explain it in the way I'd need it to be explained. So I usually have bad grades due to it, it really sucks ://

[@rainbow20112011]

I have a very poor working memory....I could read a page of information, and then not remember most of what I had just read. What type of learning disability would this be?

[@journeybymoonlight3216]

I have a bad time with math

[@AnastasiaSaenz]

As do I. I've always done better with basic math, but not algebra - unless I had GOOD tutoring sessions with the teacher... I work best with auditory...

[@VanDowall]

In junior high (1976-79), I always felt I was too dumb to learn. I've never known anyone else with a learning disorder. I was really shy, so I kept everything inside, for fear of looking like a complete idiot.

[@blackline84]

same here and i get so embarrassed by it

[@blackline84]

same here and i get so embarrassed by it

[@VanDowall]

So then, what if you look at an assignment and think, 'Oh, I can do this,' then when you begin the process, you come to realize, 'I don't understand this." It's not a mindset, it's a fact. So, you don't have any problem with anything in your life, My Hero? I have spent hours on an assignment, then came to terms that I need help with it. Everyone is different, so please don't judge.

[@Tina-xp7pg]

This video has been very helpful. However, i would love to know about how parents can be helped to identify these children with learning disabilities. Thank you

[@shameekanickens4082]

Thank you for teaching us more about the disabilities.

[@justtpeachy7]

This video was definitely interesting to watch and I learned a lot of new information about learning disabilities. I love the fact that the information was presented in a neat and well organized way with an umbrella. However, I did get slightly confused as to what his answer was on why sensory-motor difficulties are important to understand.

[@christenmitchell473]

I have a learning disability & I want to get my get would it be possible for me to get my GED with having deslxey bc I really want my GED very bad

[@sarcodonblue2876]

Autism and learning disabilities can overlap and so can dyspraxia and dyslexia. It is not clear cut like the DSM would like people to think.

[@Angel4217]

Thank you for all the crucial information for the LD population

[@niecylove6631]

i only remember my mom told me that my teacher told her i wasnt catching on to anything in class i had hard time understanding . so i went into Speial Need class room. so idk what learning disability is that

[@danab172]

I consider cognitive disorder n.o.s. a learning disability. I have issues with transition, attention, and memory. Thought to possibly stem from a head injury as an infant. But, just recently, I visited my grand parents home, where I grew up visiting. Their bay, a mile from where they live, is closed off. You arent even allowed on the sand due to lead. So apparently, I grew up exposed to lead too. I'd like to know more about this.