Basic Summary for Learning disabilities

Main name of condition: Learning disabilities
Other names or spellings: Learning disorder, LD

What is Learning disabilities?
  Brief description of Learning disabilities: Various developmental problems impairing learning or schooling.
  Organs Affected by Learning disabilities: mental
  Types of Learning disabilities: Communication disorders, Developmental articulation disorder, Developmental expressive language disorder, Developmental receptive language disorder, Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder, Phonological disorders, Stuttering, Developmental reading disorder, Developmental writing disorder, Developmental arithmetic disorder, Motor skills disorders, Attention Disorders, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dysnomia, Concentration disorders

How many people get Learning disabilities?
  Prevalance of Learning disabilities: 4.6 million children (NHIS-97)
  Prevalance Rate of Learning disabilities: approx 1 in 59 or 1.69% or 4.6 million people in USA [about data]
  Prevalance of Learning disabilities: Nearly 4 million school-age children have learning disabilities.¹

How serious is Learning disabilities?
Prognosis of Learning disabilities: Even though most people don't outgrow their brain dysfunction, people do learn to adapt and live fulfilling lives.¹

What causes Learning disabilities?
Causes of Learning disabilities: see causes of Learning disabilities
Risk factors for Learning disabilities: see risk factors for Learning disabilities

What are the symptoms of Learning disabilities?
Symptoms of Learning disabilities: see symptoms of Learning disabilities

Can anyone else get Learning disabilities?
Inheritance: see inheritance of Learning disabilities

How is it treated?
Treatments for Learning disabilities: see treatments for Learning disabilities

Society issues for Learning disabilities
Hospitalization statistics for Learning disabilities: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Learning disabilities:

0.0003% (28) of hospital consultant episodes were for dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
89% of hospital consultant episodes for dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
64% of hospital consultant episodes for dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
36% of hospital consultant episodes for dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
52% of hospital consultant episodes for dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
21.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
46 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
43% of hospital consultant episodes for dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
18% of hospital consultant episodes for dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
14% of hospital consultant episodes for dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.002% (442) of hospital bed days were for dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Learning Disabilities: NIMH

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