Types of Learning Disabilities

Types of Learning Disabilities

Visual Perceptual Disability:  Students with this type of learning disability see letters and numbers in different positions from how they are written.  They may confuse left and right, and they may have trouble distinguishing important objects from their backgrounds.  This can cause students to skip words or confuse lines as they read.  Dyslexia:  causes some people to perceive letters and words incorrectly, and they may see some letters in reverse,  such as:  "b" for "d", or "p" for "q".  Hyperlexia:  is found in some children who appear to have taught themselves to read sometime between the ages of 18 months to 2 years.

Auditory Perceptual Disability:  Students have a hard time finding differences in sounds and may hear something different from what someone is saying.  This makes it difficult for these students to follow directions, especially when more than one is given at a time.  They have a difficult time blocking out background noises, and it takes them longer to process the meaning of what they hear.