Creators and educators providing writing in bigger text with simpler words and pictures can help improve reading comprehension among groups effected by learning and cognitive disabilities. Additionally, providing clear indicators of a person's posture, facial expression, and body language when they speak can help improve comprehension of emotional cues.

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Individuals with learning disabilities have difficulty with language expression and comprehension. As a result, they rely more on non-verbal indicators to process information from others. 


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McKenzie, K., Matheson, E., McKaskie, K., Hamilton, L., &amp; Murray, G. C. (2000). Impact of group training on emotion recognition in individuals with a learning disability. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 28(4), 143–147. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-3156.2000.00061.x 

Impact of group training on emotion recognition in individuals with a learning disability


Non-verbal information like pictures, posture, facial expression, and body language are retrieved by reading others’ emotions to label and comprehend them, because emotion plays a great role in trying to understand and connect with others.


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