Learning Disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn, retain and process information. As a result of LD, some children find it difficult to listen, speak, read, write and do math. They find it difficult to understand and absorb information taught in traditional school formats. Typically children with LD are of normal and even above-average intelligence. However, they don’t do well with school skills and academic performance, despite their normal intelligence. Generally, there is also quite an obvious difference between their oral and written work, with the latter being quite poor.
There are several kinds of Learning Disabilities. They include:

Dyslexia: Difficulty with reading and spelling.
Example: Confuses and reverses letters/letter order in words (eg d/b, p/q, was/saw) and has trouble reading.

Dyscalculia: Difficulty with maths.
Example: Confuses between signs (+, -, x and /), difficulty understanding and doing word problems.

Dysgraphia: Difficulty writing and forming letters.
Example: Writing may be slow, laboured or illegible; inconsistent and poor spelling.

Children with LD do not have primary sensory problems such as mental retardation, emotional disturbance, or motor handicap.