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Nervous System and Brain

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Signs and Symptoms: Neurologic Manifestations | Pain | Information Processing Disorders | Language Disorders | Learning Disorders | Perceptual Disorders

Central Nervous System: Brain Diseases | Brain Injury | Infections | Malformations | Spinal Cord Diseases | Spinal Cord Injury

Other Diseases and Disorders: Autoimmune Nervous System Diseases | Autonomic Nervous System Diseases | Cranial Nerve Disorders | Degenerative Nervous System Diseases | Dementias | Headache and Migraine | Motor Neuron Diseases | Movement Disorders | Peripheral Nerve Disorders | Sleep Disorders

Other Topics: General Nervous System and Brain | Anatomy | Diagnostic Procedures | Neural Transplantation | Surgery


Learning Disorders

(Jump to: General Information | Learning Disabilities in Adults | Organizations

Specific Learning Disorders: Dyscalculia | Dysgraphia | Dyslexia | Dyspraxia )

Organizations
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)


General Information
Learning Disorders:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Learning Disabilities at a Glance:NCLD
LD Basics:LD Online
LD In Depth:LD Online
Grades K-8 (Keep Kids Learning):NCLD
Seeing the Signs (of a learning disability):LDA
Information for Parents:LDA
Information for Teachers:LDA
Living With LD for Teens:NCLD
Everything You Need to Know About Learning Disabilities:netLibrary [for Teens]
Misunderstood Minds:PBS
Vision Therapies for Learning Disabilities:American Academy of Ophthalmology
Learning Disorders:MedlinePlus


Learning Disabilities in Adults
Adults with Learning Disabilities: An Overview:LDA
Living With LD for Adults:NCLD
Adults With LD:LD Online
College & College Prep:LD Online
Information for Adults:LDA


Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia (Learning Disabilities Involving Math):NCLD
Dyscalculia:LDA
Math:LD Online
Dyscalculia Articles:Dyscalculia.org


Dysgraphia
Dysgraphia (Learning Disability That Affects Writing):NCLD
Dysgraphia:LDA
Writing & Spelling:LD Online
Dysgraphia Causes and Treatments:Dyscalculia.org


Dyslexia
Dyslexia (Difficulties with Reading, Writing, Spelling):NCLD
Dyslexia:LDA
Understanding Dyslexia:Nemours Foundation
FAQs About Dyslexia:International Dyslexia Association
Dyslexia Articles:Dyscalculia.org
Reading Failure:Society for Neuroscience
eBooks About Dyslexia:netLibrary [Login to netLibrary required]


Dyspraxia
Dyspraxia (Motor Skill Disorder):NCLD
Developmental Dyspraxia:NINDS
See also Brain and Nervous System, Apraxia


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