"For adults, having an undiagnosed learning disability can affect career choice, limit job advancement and lead to a number of psychological and emotional issues, including depression and feelings of low self-worth. This is particularly true when the person interprets his or her past educational failures as personal faults and experiences feelings of embarrassment and shame because of a perceived intellectual deficiency."
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 In 2003, 8th grade Black students were 71% less likely to be identified for learning disabilities than their white peers
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In 2015, students were 55% less likely to be classified with a learning disability