Advocates on Long Island hailed the news, which they hope will address the region's patchwork system of dealing with both ...

It comes after years of frustration from parents of children with dyslexia and dysgraphia who have gone unidentified.

About 36 percent of the students receiving special education services in the United States have normal intelligence, but struggle with reading, writing, speaking and doing math. Dyslexia is one of the ...

Though writing is a complex skill that takes time to master, parents who see their children chronically struggling with handwriting, spelling or typing may want to have them tested for dysgraphia.

The basic schooling process requires children to write and improve their skills. If you went to school in the 1990s or earlier, you would remember the emphasis some teachers had on following the ...

Red flags to watch out for and how parents can help When Karan, who spoke upon condition of anonymity, was pulled up by teachers in class, it was often to do with his handwriting – which bore a marked ...

Fifty years ago, Congress dramatically expanded schools’ responsibilities when it passed the nation’s primary special education law, requiring children with disabilities to receive a “free appropriate ...

Learning disabilities are disorders that affect one's ability in the domains of spoken or written language, mathematical calculation, attention, or the coordination of movement. They can occur in ...

A team from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has developed a novel application for assisting children diagnosed with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia. Assistive technology developed by IITKanpur acts ...

I have over twenty years of experience working with various mental health diagnosis along with learning disabilities. I believe that therapy is a collaborative endeavor that requires understanding ...