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 ...

On a simple math task — indicating which of two amounts is greater — kids with math learning disability get the right answer as often as their good-at-math peers, but behind the scenes, their brains ...

Landmark College, the first college in the United States for students with learning disabilities, is growing enrollment in its online courses. The rural Vermont college is designed exclusively for ...

Laura Lemle watched how some teachers didn’t always understand how to teach her daughter, who has nonverbal learning disability. Some were incredibly empathetic, others were not. Special education ...

For years, minorities have been disproportionately placed in special education classes, and figures available indicate the complexity of this issue for one group. National estimates reveal that ...

Annabell Downey’s breast cancer was diagnosed only after she collapsed and was taken to hospital — by which point it had already spread. Her experience highlights growing evidence that having a ...

The startling statistic stretches the definition of disability by counting children with learning disorders such as dyslexia, autism and mental illness. Children showing symptoms of fetal ­alcohol ...