The Learning Disabilities (LD) group is lead by Dr. Timothy Papadopoulos and focuses on (a) the conceptualization and measurement of various constructs related to reading, language performance, and intelligence, (b) the study of the developmental markers in prevalent pediatric disorders such as reading difficulties and dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Specific Language Impairment, and (c) the differential diagnosis and treatment for these disorders.

In doing so, the LD group (1) has established the reliability and construct validity of major cognitive and linguistic batteries in order to reliably assess the various cognitive, linguistic, and neuropsychological skills that are related to the identification of Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), (2) investigates the possible neurological basis of children with language and reading disabilities through the use of eye-tracking and electrophysiological (event-related potentials; ERP) methodologies, (3) examines the relationship between fluid intelligence and language ability by recording the ERPs of childhood populations varying in age and ability, and (d) develops and tests different intervention strategies across individual cases.