A Learning Disability is a developmental or neurological condition affecting the way an individual receives, processes or expresses information. A Learning Disability needs to be addressed when it draws attention to itself or gets in the way of person reaching his full potential.

Below is a short checklist of characteristics of a person who has a Learning Disability. A person has difficulty with:

• Learning the alphabet or a ABC song
• Rhyming Words
• Recognizing letters or shapes
• Connecting letters to the sounds they make
• Copying letters, numbers or shapes
• Retelling stories in his own words, verbally or on paper
• Naming a variety of items in categories
• Paying attention when there is no visual stimulus or trying to stay focused on written material.
• Doing puzzles or logic and reasoning activities
• Pronouncing words correctly or struggling to learn new words
• Changing activities without getting upset
• Following directions or routines
• Completing tasks with minimal help from others