HOW PREVALENT ARE LEARNING DIFFERENCES?

HOW PREVALENT ARE LEARNING DIFFERENCES?

1 in 5

Children have a learning or attention issue

80%

of people with learning differences have dyslexia

45%

of kids with ADHD also have a learning difference

LPD

NVLD

APD

The 7 SLDs

Visual perceptual/motor deficit

Dyscalculia

Dyslexia

Dysgraphia

Language processing disorder (LPD) affects 5% of American children

Source: LD Resources Foundation Action

It is a SLD that affects a person's understanding of what they read or of spoken language.

Impacts:

• Understanding and using spoken or written language
• Verbally expressing themselves
• Listening comprehension
• Understanding how the order of words changes a sentences meaning
• Comprehending words and sentences

Source: Learning Disabilities Association of America

Non-verbal learning disabilities affect 3-4% of people

Source: National Library of Medicine

It is an SLD that affects a person's interpretation of nonverbal cues and can cause poor coordination.

Impacts:

• Interpreting facial expressions or body language
• Coordination
• Social skills and communication
• Executive function (planning, organizing, and regulating emotions)
• Learning and completing new tasks

Source: Virginia Department of Criminal Justice

Visual perceptual/visual motor deficit affects 6% of people

Source: National Library of Medicine

It is an SLD and characteristic often seen in people with learning differences like dysgraphia or NVLD.

Impacts:

• Comprehension of visual information
• Ability to draw or copy
• Hand/eye coordination
• Recognizing incomplete words

Source: Virgina Department of Criminal Justice

Dysgraphia affects between 5-20% of people

Source: Northern Healthcare

It is a SLD that affects a person's handwriting ability and fine motor skills.

Impacts:

• Handwriting legibility
• Remembering how to write specific letters, numbers, and numerals
• Writing speed
• Coordinated finger movements used to write
• Executive function (planning and organizing skills)

Source: Learning Disabilities Association of America

Dyslexia affects 20% of people

Source: University of Michigan

It is a language-based learning disability that affects reading and related language-based processing skills.

Impacts:

• Recognizing, spelling, and pronouncing written words
• Associating letters to their sounds
• Understanding syllables
• Recognizing rhymes
• Hearing and identifying spoken words

Source: Learning Disabilities Association of America

Dyscalculia affects 3-7% of people

Source: National Institutes of Health

It is an SLD that affects a person's ability to understand numbers and learn math facts.

Impacts:

• Making estimations without counting
• Calculation skills and mental math
• Remembering steps in a sequence
• Recalling dates and deadlines
• Applying methods to solve math problems
• Reading graphs or charts
• Counting change
• Navigation skills

Source: Learning Disabilities Association of America

Auditory Processing Disorder affects 3-4% of people

Source: Nationwide Children's

It is an SLD that affects how a person's brain processes or interprets unimpeded sounds.

Impacts:

• Recognizing subtle differences between sounds in different words
• Following verbal directions
• Remembering and summarizing verbal information

• Pinpointing where sounds are coming from
• Identifying the order of sounds
• Blocking out background noises

Source: Learning Disabilities Association of America