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learning disorder

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Noun1.learning disorder - a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills
disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
dyscalculia - impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics
dysgraphia - impaired ability to learn to write
dyslexia - impaired ability to learn to read
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According to a story by The Telegraph, citing the Financial Times, the celebrity entrepreneur revealed that dyslexia-a learning disorder that causes difficulty in reading and writing-doesn't just 'run in the family'-it 'gallops.'
I reported last week that research now suggests those unable to master the subject could be suffering from a previously undiagnosed Specific Learning Disorder called dyscalculia.
in the Science Factory's Castagna Learning Center, organizers will hold special presentations about the brain science behind the learning disorder. Staff and volunteers from the Children's Dyslexia Center will also be on-hand to talk with parents and educators about the resources and special training the center provides.
Experts at Queen's University Belfast carried out the study into the prevalence of Specific Learning Disorder in Mathematics, also known as dyscalculia.
According to the DSM-V, a learning disorder consists of a wide range of specific disorders of hearing, speech, reading, writing and mathematics, and is most prevalent among the diagnoses of learning disabilities [4,5].
The most common psychiatric diagnoses were ADHD (44%) and learning disorder (32%).
Clinical and sociodemographic features of children and adolescents with specific learning disorder (SLD).
Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder sourcing from biology affecting the acquisition or perception capabilities of the brain for the verbal and non-verbal information processes including the interaction of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors in its etiology with the abnormality of cognitive level associated with behavioral findings in the base at the cognitive level.
The finding could also have implications for the treatment of dyslexia-a learning disorder characterised by difficulty in reading-which some researchers have blamed on a malfunctioning thalamus.
The organization is "committed to helping educators identify and respond effectively to children with signs of a mental health or learning disorder," according to information from CMI.
Perceptions of teachers about learning disorder in a northern city of India.

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