learning disability

Example Sentences

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He said it’s rare to diagnose a learning disability in high school, and when someone comes to him for an evaluation that’s curiously close to the SAT or ACT, it’s a “red flag.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Ministers said they would "consider the report" but learning disability charity Scope called the proposals "deeply unhelpful and ill-informed."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Dyscalculia, a learning disability that makes it difficult to work with numbers, affects about one in 20 people, according to the Dyscalculia Network.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“To every kid with a learning disability: don’t let anyone — not even the President of the United States — bully you,” Newsom wrote on X. “Dyslexia isn’t a weakness. It’s your strength.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

After a series of unsatisfactory report cards, my mother had begun to think that what many of my teachers were telling her was correct: I might have a learning disability.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore