Learning Disabilities

In 1859 Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, wrote that "Beautiful objects and brilliancy of colour are actual means of recovery."...

Autism is a lifelong condition, which is apparently an intrinsic part of the brain's hard wiring and although it seems unlikely that a cure will ever...

Learning to read is crucial for every child in our literacy driven society and poor reading ability reduces the chance of a productive and fulfilling...

Ritalin belongs to a class of drugs related to amphetamines called stimulants. These drugs are not addictive and do not make the child feel high....

The generally accepted theory is that people with autism lack a "theory of mind". They fail to grasp that other people have minds that motivate them...

In ancient Egypt and Greece sound and healing were seen as both sacred and intimately connected. The Greek deity Apollo was believed to concern...

Have you ever had the nagging feeling that you've left the gas on or forgotten to lock the door, and felt that you have to go back and check, even if...

The underlying idea behind play therapy is that children express themselves best through the language of play. Most forms of adult psychotherapy...

When Dustin Hoffman starred in the 1989 Hollywood movie Rain Man the "autistic savant" was suddenly transformed from being a rare disability that few...

Winston Churchill was rather proud of his slight stutter, which didn't prevent him from achieving his goals in life, including becoming a renowned...

In 1885, a French neurologist called Dr Georges Gilles de la Tourette described a case of an 86 year old French noblewoman who suffered from...

This article addresses three examples of the many situations in which family therapy has been shown to have positive results: schizophrenia,...

Autism has been a mysterious condition for years. Parents and doctors have always been baffled and horribly distressed when a young child who has...

Dyslexia runs in families, and is caused by abnormalities in the part of the brain that processes speech and writing. Hearing problems many...

ADHD is a common disorder that can be disruptive to the whole family. The article describes causes, explains how diagnosis is made, what other...

"A dash of autism" is how Uta Frith, an eminent psychologist and an expert on the subject, has described this condition. It's the highest...

Autism can take on many different forms, but the common underlying thread is a difficulty in making sense of the world. "Classical autism" is the...

Dyslexia is a common condition, where reading, writing and spelling are difficult to acquire despite normal intelligence. The characteristic...