Rancho Santa Fe’s Jeffrey McCain opens up about his lifelong journey with dyslexia in new book

With his new book, Rancho Santa Fe’s Jeffrey McCain is opening up about a long-kept secret: He could never read or write. Not ...
WFTV

Is it autism, a learning disability, or both?

If you're autistic, you're more likely to have a learning disability than the general public. In fact, around 30% of autistic people also have a learning disability. But being autistic doesn't mean ...
Reno Gazette-Journal

Dyslexia, the ignored disability

You, your child, or someone you know has dyslexia. More than 40 million US adults and 15% to 20% of the kids in our schools have dyslexia, with only 5% receiving a diagnosis. Dyslexia is a ...
Business Wire

Marker Learning Raises $15M to Make Quality Learning Disability Assessments and Support More Accessible and Affordable

Andreessen Horowitz and Richard Branson’s Virgin Group invest in Marker Learning to fuel national expansion and launch learning support services for families and schools NEW YORK--(BUSINESS ...
The University of Manchester

Study reveals inequalities in men with learning disabilities and prostate cancer

Shocking inequalities experienced by men with learning disabilities when diagnosed with prostate cancer have been highlighted in a study by University of Manchester and Christie NHS Foundation Trust ...
Medscape

Learning Disability Linked to Higher Risk for Death in T2D

In a cohort of approximately 0.3 million patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), those with learning disabilities exhibited better glycaemic control but faced a higher risk for all-cause and ...
WebMD

Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NVLD)

What Is Nonverbal Learning Disorder? Nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD), also called nonverbal learning disability (NLD), is a condition that makes it hard to process visual, spatial, and other types ...