Learning Disabilities and ADD/ADHD

This portal contains information about the rights and services that are relevant to individuals with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD).

The terms "learning disability" and "ADD/ADHD" are general names for a broad range of neurological disorders that affect someone's functional and/or learning capabilities, when these difficulties do not match their abilities and/or performance in other areas of life. It is important to understand that each age group has its own procedure.

Diagnoses and Treatments

• Evaluations in the Kupat Cholim for Children with ADD/ADHD
• Diagnostic Assessments for Schoolchildren
• Didactic diagnosis
• Early diagnosis (first grade)
• Psycho-didactic diagnosis
• ADD/ADHD diagnosis
• BRC Test for attention deficit disorders
• Remedial instruction
• ADHD Treatment in the Kupat Cholim (Health Fund)

Children and Youth

• Disabled Child Benefit for Children with ADHD
• Special Education and Integration into Regular Education
• Funding for diagnoses prior to high school matriculation examinations (Bagrut)
• Accommodations for those with learning disabilities on the matriculation exams (Bagrut)
• Social and emotional skills groups for children and youth
• Reim Program - Social Groups for People with Communication Difficulties
• Diagnostic Funding for Orphans of Bereaved Families with Learning Disabilities
• Funding for Remedial Instruction for Orphans of Bereaved Families with Learning Disabilities
• Diagnostic Funding for Children with Learning Disabilities who are Orphaned due to Hostile Acts
• Funding for Remedial Instruction for Children with Learning Disabilities who are Orphaned due to Hostile Acts
• Accommodations to integrate disabled children into school trips and outside programming

Adults

• Determining Disability for People with ADD/ADHD
• Disability Pension and Related Benefits
• IDF recruitment office examination accommodations
• Shiluv Menatzeach - Integrating Young People with Disabilities into the IDF
• Psychometric examination accommodations
• Theory Test Accommodations at the Ministry of Vehicle Licensing (Misrad HaRishui)
• Reim Program - Social Groups for People with Communication Difficulties

Testing Accommodations

• Matriculation examination (Bagrut) accommodations
• IDF recruitment office examination accommodations
• Theory Test Accommodations at the Ministry of Vehicle Licensing (Misrad HaRishui)
• Psychometric examination accommodations
• Bar Association Examination Accommodations
• Board of Certified Public Accountants Examination Accommodations
• Government Position Screening Tests Accommodations

Higher Education

• Accommodations for the Matriculation Examination (Bagrut)
• Vocational Rehabilitation and Tutoring for People with ADHD
• Accommodations for People with Learning Disabilities at Post-Secondary Institutions
• Support Center for Students with Learning Disabilities

Employment

• Vocational rehabilitation for those with learning disabilities
• Secure Future for Young Adults - Promoting Employment of Young Adults with ADD/ADHD or Learning Disabilities
• State Funding for Workplace Accommodations for Employees With Disabilities
• Center for Opportunity - Helping People Integrate into the Workplace in Beer Sheva
• Nitzan employment - Integration into the labor market]

Accessible Libraries

• The Central Library for Blind and Visually Impaired People
• AACI-Cohen Library for the Visually Impaired and Homebound - for English speakers

Rights and Services for Parents

• Income Tax Credit Points for a Child With a Learning Disability
• Programs for parents of children with learning disabilities

Concepts and Definitions

• Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
• Dyslexia
• Dysgraphia
• Dyscalculia
• Assistive Technology for people with Learning Disabilities
• Learning Strategies
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

Aid organizations

• For a comprehensive categorized listing of organizations offering assistance and support to children and adults with with learning disabilities and ADD/ADHD click here.

Government agencies

• The Ministry of Health
• The Ministry of Education - Department of Learning Disabilities and Attention Disorders
• The National Insurance Institute
• The Israel Tax Authority

Laws & Regulations

• The Rights for Students with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education Law
• The Equal Rights for People with Disabilities Law
• Director of the Ministry of Health memo 40/2010: Diagnostic criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents, and adults
• Ministry of Education Director Circular, December 2003: External and internal examination-taking accommodations for students with learning disabilities (available in Hebrew and Arabic)

Additional publications

• Ministry of education : Adjustments in the pace of learning and testing for students with learning disabilities and ADD/ADHD within the regular education system a document of guidelines from 11.11.2014.
• Government Services and Rights Portal: : Guide for Learning Disability Rights and Relief
• The Ministry of Education: Guide for Parents of Students with Learning Disabilities (available in Hebrew and Arabic)
• The Ministry of Education in collaboration with Shatil: Booklet in Russian for parents of children with learning disabilities
• The Ministry of Education: Booklet regarding educational intervention activities to advance students with learning disabilities
• CET website: Ogen - Portal for learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder in Israel
• Likuei Lamida website - Provides definitions of terms in the field of learning disabilities and links to more related information

Credits

• Original translation performed by The Shira Pransky Project as part of a grant from The Fellowship Fund.