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	Learning Disabilities (LD) are manifested by significant problems in listening, understanding, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical ability. The LD may be mild or severe. Some people with LD have trouble performing tasks when instructions are too rapid to process; this is sometimes mistaken for carelessness or lower intelligence. While children may have LD detected at school, many adults struggle without receiving the proper diagnosis and help. Due to the many forms of LD, it is important that an individual receive proper testing and treatment. The following links will take you to resources for evaluation and other appropriate services. National Adult Literacy And Learning Disabilities Center Learning Disabilities Association Of New York City National Center For Learning Disabilities Mayor’s Office Of Adult Literacy Learning Center At Postgraduate Center For Mental Health Jewish Board Of Guardians Mount Sinai Medical Center Manhattan Reading Institute Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Ackerman Institute For The Family Laguardia Community College–Cuny The Churchill Center For Learning Disabilities New York University The A.D.D. Resource Center, Inc. Suny State College Of Optometry International Center For The Disabled National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center Academy for Educational Development 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW. Suite 800 Washington D.C. 20009-1201 Voice 1 (202) 884-8185 Fax (202) 884-8422 Back to Top Learning Disabilities Association of New York City 27 W. 20th Street, Suite 303 New York, NY 10011 Voice 1 (212) 645-6730 Fax (212) 924-8896 http://www.ldanyc.com Back to Top National Center for Learning Disabilities 381 Park Avenue South, Suite 1401 New York, NY 10016 Voice 1 (212) 545-7510 Fax (212) 545-9665 http://www.NCLD.org Back to Top Mayor’s Office of Adult Literacy 100 Gold Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10038 Voice 1 (212) 788-0283 Fax (212) 788-2527 Back to Top Learning Center at Postgraduate Center for Mental Health 124 E. 28th Street New York, NY 10016 Back to Top Jewish Board of Guardians The Learning Center 4049 Henry Hudson Parkway Riverdale, NY 10471 Voice 1 (718) 796-8700 Back to Top Mount Sinai Medical Center Communication Disorders Center 100 Street & Madison Avenue, Box 1254 New York, NY 10028 Voice 1 (212) 241-6153 Fax (212) 426-7781 http://www.mountsinai.org Back to Top Manhattan Reading Institute 236 W. 27th Street, 14th Floor New York, NY 10001 Voice 1 (212) 727-7760 Back to Top Albert Einstein College of Medicine Adult Literacy Program Rose F. Kennedy Center 1410 Pelham Parkway South Bronx, NY 10461 Voice 1 (718) 430-2000 Back to Top Ackerman Institute for the Family LD, Attention Disorders & Family Program 149 E. 78th Street New York, NY 10021 Voice 1 (212) 879-4900 Fax (212) 744-0206 http://www.Ackerman.org Back to Top LaGuardia Community College–CUNY Office for Students with Disabilities The Learning Project 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Room M120B Long Island City, NY 11101-3071 Voice 1 (718) 482-5278 TTY (718) 482-6056 Fax (718) 482-6055 Back to Top The Churchill Center for Learning Disabilities 22 E. 95th Street New York, NY 10128 Voice 1 (212) 722-0610 Fax (212) 722-1384 http://www.churchillschool.com Back to Top New York University LD Support Services Unit 566 LaGuardia Place, Suite 701 New York, NY 10012 V/TTY (212) 998-4980 Fax (212) 995-4114 http://www.nyu.edu Back to Top The A.D.D. Resource Center, Inc. 215 W. 75th Street New York, NY 10023 Voice/Fax 646-205-8080 http://www.addrc.org Back to Top SUNY State College of Optometry Learning Disabilities Unit 100 E. 24th Street New York, NY 10010 Voice 1 (212) 780-4987 Back to Top International Center for the Disabled Speech & Hearing Department 340 E. 24th Street New York, NY 10010 Voice 1 (212) 585-6245 Back to Top


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