Resources For Learning Differences

Learning Disabilities Association of America

LDA is the voice for individuals of all ages and their families, providing support, opportunities, and resources to individuals with learning disabilities, their families, educators, and other professionals who serve the learning disability community.

Job Accomodation Network

Information about Learning Disability: Types of learning disabilities and associated deficits and disorders. Areas of information processing that are commonly associated with learning disabilities.

Understood

Understood is the leading nonprofit empowering the 70 million people with learning and thinking differences in the United States.

Seth Perler

SethPerler.com and ExecutiveFunctionLab.com are your go-to sites for how to help struggling students with "Executive Function" challenges. (ADHD, ASD, 2e, and Neurodivergence).

Learning differences refer to variations in the way individuals process, understand, and retain information. These differences are not indicative of intelligence or potential but reflect diverse ways the brain works in learning. People with learning differences may encounter challenges in specific areas of education, but they often possess unique strengths and abilities in other areas.

Learning differences are sometimes categorized under the broader term “learning disabilities,” though not all learning differences are classified as disabilities. Some individuals may struggle in particular areas of learning while excelling in others. It’s important to note that learning differences are often neurological in nature and may be associated with conditions such as ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, or autism spectrum disorder. Still, they can also simply reflect individual variations in cognitive processing.