Learning Disorders
Learning disorders affect how a person understands, remembers and responds to new information. People with learning disorders may have problems
- Listening or paying attention
- Speaking
- Reading or writing
- Doing math
Although learning disorders occur in very young children, they are
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Specific Causes of Learning Disorders
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: FASD is considered internationally to be the leading preventable cause of intellectual and developmental problems
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Causes List for Learning Disorders
Some possible causes of Learning Disorders or similar disorders may include:3
- Absence of septum pellucidum (learning disabilities)
- Acrodysostosis with multiple hormone resistance (Specific learning disability)
- Acromegaloid facial appearance syndrome (Specific learning disability)
- Adrenoleukodystrophy (learning disabilities)
- Alagille syndrome type 1 ...
Types of Learning Disorders
Some types of this condition may include:4 Types of Learning Disorders:
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Diagnosing Learning Disabilities: A full evaluation for a learning disability includes:
- A medical examination, including a neurological exam, to identify or rule out other possible causes of the child's difficulties, such as emotional disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and brain diseases ...
Misdiagnosis: Learning Disorders
Misdiagnosed Learning Disorders: There are various different types of learning disorders to consider:
- Attention Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Dyslexia
- Auditory Processing Disorder
- Speech Disorders
- Dyspraxia
- Giftedness
- Autism
- Autism-Spectrum Disorders
- Asperger Syndrome
- Bullying or Abuse/Neglect
- Epilepsy. Some ...
Treatments: Learning Disorders
What Are the Treatments for Learning Disabilities?
People with learning disabilities and disorders can learn strategies for coping with their disabilities. Getting help earlier increases the likelihood for success in school and later in life. If learning disabilities remain untreated
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Research for Learning Disorders
What Research Is Being Done?
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and other institutes of the National Institutes of Health support dyslexia research through grants to major research institutions across the country. Current research
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References
- Source: MedLinePlus (NIH): medlineplus.gov/ learningdisorders.html
- Source: New Zealand Health: health.govt.nz/ your-health/ conditions-and-treatments/ disabilities/ fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-fasd
- Source: Algorithmically Generated List
- Source: NCI Thesaurus
- Source: MedLinePlus Magazine (NIH): medlineplus.gov/ magazine/ issues/ winter16/ articles/ winter16pg18-19.html
- Source: MedLinePlus Magazine (NIH): medlineplus.gov/ magazine/ issues/ winter16/ articles/ winter16pg21.html
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