ADD (medical term)  – struggles with maintaining attention or focus (simple definition)

 ADHD –  ADD with the addition of physical motion

 Asperger’s Syndrome – autism with a high level of functionality

 Auditory Processing Disorder – struggles with processing spoken language

Devlopmental Reading Disorder – struggles with processing language symbols

 Dyscalculia –  struggles with math

 Dysgraphia – struggles with writing

 Dyslexia – struggles with reading or spelling

Dyspraxia – struggles with co-ordination

Gifted – particular strength in one or more areas

 Hyperactivity – struggles with controlling energy levels

 Irlen syndrome – another name for dyslexia

Learning disability – unexplained struggles with learning 

Low executive functioning – struggles with planning, organizing, time management, remembering details and following directions

 Non-verbal learning disability – struggles with responding to social cues

Phonological disorder – inability to use some of the speech sounds

Scoptic sensitivity syndrome – also called visual dyslexia

 Sequencing disorder –  struggles with sequencing

 Stuttering – repeated hesitation and delay in uttering words

Tourette’s syndrome – involuntary movement, sound and/or language

 Visual processing disorder – another name for dyslexia