Distracted

Learning Disabilities

By Bandkb08

  • "Word Blindness"

    "Word Blindness"
    Adolf Kussamaul was a neurologist who coined the term "word blindness." It refered to deficits with reading while vision, cognition and speech remained intact.
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    History of LD

  • Dyslexia

    Dyslexia
    Rudolph Berlin uses the word "dyslexia" to talk about reading problems. He states it is difficulty deconding written text or symbols.

  • Report

    Report
    First U.S. report of childhood reading difficulties published.

  • Learning Disability

    Learning Disability
    Samuel Kirk uses the term "learning disability" at a conference.

  • Changes in PL 94 142

    Changes in PL 94 142
    The term "handicap" is replaced by the term "disability" under IDEA.

  • Brain Waves

    Brain Waves
    Functional MRI was used to identify regions of the brain that respond differently in dyslexic individuals.

  • It's All in the Genes!

    It's All in the Genes!
    Researchers at Yale University identify a gene that had characteristics strongly associated with dyslexia.