An Awareness Tool for Librarians Multiple choice. Learning disabilities are neurobiological disorders. Learning disabilities run in families.
People have learning disabilities all of their lives.
People with learning disabilities are generally of normal or above average intelligence. Deficits in reading skills are the most common forms of learning disabilities. People with learning disabilities can learn to compensate for their conditions. If you didn't do very well, you're like most Americans. In a 1995 poll conducted by Roper Starch, an overwhelming majority of respondents incorrectly identified a number of conditions, including mental retardation, as being associated with learning disabilities.