Dyslexia learning disability is one type of learning disability that affects a number of children and teenagers. Read more about dyslexia and how it can affect your child or teens educational efforts. Dyslexia means poor language. Find out more...

A learning disability - also called a learning disorder or a learning difference - is an issue that affects how a person understands, remembers, and/or reacts to new information. Another way of putting this is that they may have problems with getting information to their brains, processing that information, or communicating about that information. Because these three activities are at the heart of learning, a learning disability can profoundly affect a child’s educational efforts. Learning disabilities are defined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

What are perceptual disabilities? Perceptual disabilities are one of the types of learning disorders or learning disabilities. Perceptual disabilities refers to the way a student perceives what they are being taught, usually in school.

Our last article had information on types of brain injuries. This article has more about brain injury. Keep reading to learn about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) symptoms, initial treatment, preventing brain injury, and brain injury statistics.

If brain injury of any kind is suspected, medical care should be sought as quickly as possible. Because 50% of people who end up dying from a Traumatic Brain Injury do so within 2 hours of the injury, on-scene treatment has been made more of a priority.

Symptoms can include changes in behavior, physical problems such as headaches, dizziness, and lack of balance, nausea, and blurred vision, and cognitive issues, such as attention, memory, or concentration issues.