Learning Disorders - Classification
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Objective criteria for classification of postsecondary students as learning disabled: effects on prevalence rates and group characteristics.

16 Feb 2009 This study examined the consequences of classifying postsecondary students as learning disabled (LD) using five objective sets of criteria: IQ-achievement discrepancies (1.0 to 1.49 SD, 1.5 to 1.99 SD, and >or= 2.0 SD), DSM-IV criteria, and chronic ... Read more...

[Disorders of socialization in children and adolescents]

30 Jan 2009 According to psychiatric classification, problems in effective socialization adjustment are characteristic of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), autism and Asperger syndromes. However, working in a clinic divulges a significantly sizable ... Read more...

Mathematical learning disability in girls with Turner syndrome: a challenge to defining MLD and its subtypes.

30 Dec 2008 Turner syndrome is a common disorder with a prevalence of 1:2,500 live female births. Although not associated with mental retardation, there is an increased risk of learning difficulties in this population. In particular, mathematical learning ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Learning Disorders - Classification'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Objective criteria for classification of postsecondary students as learning disabled: effects on prevalence rates and group characteristics. 16 Feb 2009
• [Disorders of socialization in children and adolescents] 30 Jan 2009
• Mathematical learning disability in girls with Turner syndrome: a challenge to defining MLD and its subtypes. 30 Dec 2008
• Access to special care dentistry, part 3. Consent and capacity. 24 Jul 2008
• Women with learning disabilities and Read coding: lessons from a cohort study. 20 Jul 2008
• Learning, memory and executive functions in children with hydrocephalus. 29 Apr 2008
• The shifting subtypes of ADHD: classification depends on how symptom reports are combined. 16 Mar 2008
• Empirically derived subtypes of child academic and behavior problems: co-occurrence and distal outcomes. 16 Jan 2008
• Subtypes of learning disabilities: neuropsychological and behavioural functioning of 495 children referred for multidisciplinary assessment. 9 Sep 2007
• Language, labels and diagnosis: an idiot's guide to learning disability. 30 Aug 2007
• The Capacity Profile: a method to classify additional care needs in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. 29 Apr 2007
• Procedural learning difficulties: reuniting the developmental disorders? 25 Feb 2007
• Taxonicity of nonverbal learning disabilities in spina bifida. 30 Dec 2006
• Neuropsychological functioning in girls with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with and without learning disabilities. 27 Feb 2006
• [A proposal for intervention in dysorthographic disorders by attending to the semiology of the mistakes] 11 Feb 2006
• [Research into learning disabilities: a documentary analysis.] 30 Oct 2005
• Refining diagnoses: applying the DC-LD to an Irish population with intellectual disability. 30 Oct 2005
• Are FASD guidelines practical and sustainable? 23 Oct 2005
• Differences in performance and learning proficiency on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in schizophrenia: do they reflect distinct neurocognitive subtypes with distinct functional profiles? 19 Oct 2005
• Evaluation and classification of types of Chinese handwriting deficits in elementary schoolchildren. 29 Sep 2005

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Technical information about 'Learning Disorders'

Definition: Conditions characterized by a significant discrepancy between an individual's perceived level of intellect and their ability to acquire new language and other cognitive skills. These disorders may result from organic or psychological conditions. Relatively common subtypes include DYSLEXIA, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia.

Descriptor UI: D007859

Alternative terms: Learning Disorders; Learning Disorder; Learning Disturbance; Disturbance, Learning; Disturbances, Learning; Learning Disturbances; Adult Learning Disorders; Adult Learning Disorder; Learning Disorder, Adult; Learning Disorders, Adult; Developmental Academic Disorder; Academic Disorders, Developmental; Developmental Academic Disorders; Developmental Disorders of Scholastic Skills; Academic Disorder, Developmental; Scholastic Skills Development Disorders; Learning Disabilities; Disabilities, Learning; Disability, Learning; Learning Disability;

Related Mesh Headings: Dyslexia;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.606.150.550; C23.888.592.604.150.550; F03.550.350.500; F03.550.450;

History Note: 1966(1964)