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Common Signs of LD

Child or adult, anyone may experience the symptoms. Read here to learn how to recognize them. Everyone at one time or another may have some of these symptoms. The child or adult who consistently exhibits several of these characteristics may have a learning disability requiring professional identification and help.

Early Identification

Learning disabilities aren’t always easy to detect. That is why they are called a “hidden disability.” Early and accurate identification of young children with learning difficulties and proper intervention is essential for their success in school, on the playground, and at home.

Non-Verbal Learning Disorders

Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NLD) is a neurophysiological disorder which originates in the right hemisphere of the brain. Reception of nonverbal or performance-based information governed by this hemisphere is impaired in varying degrees, including problems with visual-spatial, intuitive, organizational, evaluative, and holistic processing functions.

LD Information

Sources for and Links to Information on Learning Disabilities.

Additional Resources

CT State Dept of Special Education

International Dyslexia Association

Learning Disability Association of America (LDA)

National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc. (NCLD)

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)

Sources of LD Information in Connecticut

CHILD FIND 800-842-8678 www.childfindidea.org/	SpEdConnecticut (formerly LDA of CT) 999 Asylum Ave Hartford, CT 06105 860-560-1711 Fax: 860-560-1750 www.ldact.org
Office of Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities 60B Weston Street Hartford, CT 06120 800-842-7303 www.ct.gov	CT Parent Advocacy Center 338 Main St Niantic, CT 06357 800-445-2722 www.cpacinc.org
Special Education Resource Center (SERC) 25 Industrial Park Rd Middletown, CT 06457 860-632-1485 Parent Assistance Line: 800-842-8678 www.ctserc.org	Connecticut State Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped (Books on Tape) 198 West Street Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-566-2151 www.cslib.org/lbph.htm
CT State Dept. of Education Bureau of Special Education 165 Capitol Ave. 3rd Floor Hartford, CT 06145-2219 860-713-6910 www.state.ct.us/sde

Sources of LD Information in New York

The New York Branch of The International Dyslexia Association 71 West 23rd Street Suite 1500 New York, NY 10010 212-691-1930 www.interdys.org	LDA of NYC / LD Helpline New York Metropolitan Area 212-645-6730
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. 116 East 16th Street 5th Floor New York, NY 10003 212-677-4650 www.resourcesnyc.org	Student Advocacy, Inc. 3 West Main Street Elmsford, NY 10523-2424 Helpline Monday-Thursday 10 AM-1:00 PM 914-347-3313
This is a partial list. Contact CACLD for further assistance.

National Sources of LD Information

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (Books on Tape) 20 Roszel Road Princeton, NJ 08540 800-221-4792 www.rfbd.org	National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) 381 Park Ave. South Suite 1401 New York, NY 10016 212-545-7510 or Toll Free: 888-575-7373 Fax: 212-545-9665 www.ld.org
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) 4156 Library Road Pittsburgh, PA 15234 Toll Free: 888-300-6710 Fax: 412-344-0224 Email: ldanatl@usaor.net www.ldanatl.org	The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) 8600 LaSalle Rd. Chester Building, Suite 382 Baltimore, MD 21286-2044 800-ABC-D123 (for general information) 410-296-0232 (for detailed information) Fax: 410-321-5069 email: info@interdys.org www.interdys.org
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 1110 North Globe Rd Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22201 www.cec.sped.org	National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) PO Box 1492 Washington, DC 20013-1492 800-695-0285 Fax: 202-884-8441 Email: nichcy@aed.org www.nichcy.org
NonVerbal Learning Disabilities NLD on the web www.nldontheweb.org	S.A.T. (Admissions Testing Program Services for Handicapped Students) PO Box 6226 Princeton, NJ 08541-6226 609-771-7137 email: ssd@info.collegeboard.org www.collegeboard.com/ssd
HEATH Toll free line for questions relating to higher education (College and Vocational Programs) 800-544-3284 www.heath.gwu.edu	National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009 202-884-8185 www.aed.org
Schwab Foundation for Learning 1650 S. Amphlett Blvd. #300 San Mateo, CA 94402 800-230-0988 www.schwablearning.org	LD OnLine www.ldonline.org
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) PO Box 540666 Waltham, MA 02454 781-788-0003 Fax: 781-788-0033 email: AHEAD@ahead.org www.ahead.org	ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career and Vocational Education 1900 Kenny Rd Columbus, OH 43210-1090 800-848-4815

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Common Signs of LD

Early Identification

Non-Verbal Learning Disorders

LD Information

CHILD FIND

SpEdConnecticut (formerly LDA of CT)

Office of Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities

CT Parent Advocacy Center

Special Education Resource Center (SERC)

Connecticut State Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped (Books on Tape)

CT State Dept. of Education

The New York Branch of The International Dyslexia Association

LDA of NYC / LD Helpline

Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.

Student Advocacy, Inc.

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (Books on Tape)

National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)

Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA)

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)

NonVerbal Learning Disabilities

S.A.T. (Admissions Testing Program Services for Handicapped Students)

HEATH

National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center

Schwab Foundation for Learning

LD OnLine

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)

ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career and Vocational Education