Learning Disorders - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Identifying learning problems in children evaluated for ADHD: the Academic Performance Questionnaire.

5 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the usefulness of the Academic Performance Questionnaire (APQ) to identify low reading and math achievement in children who are being evaluated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ... Read more...

[The assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by teacher ratings - validity and reliability of the FBB-HKS]

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVES: This study analyzes the German version of the teacher rated Symptom Checklist for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (FBB-HKS) which is part of the Diagnostic System of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents (DISYPS-KJ). ... Read more...

Neuropsychological status at seizure onset in children: risk factors for early cognitive deficits.

10 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: This large, prospective, community-based study characterized neuropsychological functioning and academic achievement at the time of the first recognized seizure and identified risk factors for cognitive deficits. METHODS: We compared 282 ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Learning Disorders - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Identifying learning problems in children evaluated for ADHD: the Academic Performance Questionnaire. 5 Sep 2009
• [The assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by teacher ratings - validity and reliability of the FBB-HKS] 30 Aug 2009
• Neuropsychological status at seizure onset in children: risk factors for early cognitive deficits. 10 Aug 2009
• Joint statement--Learning disabilities, dyslexia, and vision. 25 Jul 2009
• Meta-analysis of neurobehavioral outcomes in very preterm and/or very low birth weight children. 25 Jul 2009
• Neurofibromatosis type 1. 29 Jun 2009
• A novel mitochondrial DNA mutation in COX1 leads to strokes, seizures, and lactic acidosis. 28 Jun 2009
• Evaluation of visual motor perception in children with developmental articulation and phonological disorders. 30 May 2009
• Lowering developmental screening thresholds and raising quality improvement for preterm children. 30 May 2009
• Receipt of special education services following elementary school grade retention. 30 May 2009
• Impairments in memory and hippocampal function in HIV-positive vs HIV-negative women: a preliminary study. 10 May 2009
• Auditory Processing Disorders in children suspected of Learning Disabilities--a need for screening? 5 May 2009
• Neurobiological approaches on brains of children with dyslexia: review. 3 May 2009
• Aberrant functional activation in school age children at-risk for mathematical disability: a functional imaging study of simple arithmetic skill. May 2009
• BrainSTARS: pilot data on a team-based intervention program for students who have acquired brain injury. 29 Apr 2009
• [Significance of auditory perceptual disorders for pediatric and adolescent psychiatric disorders] 29 Apr 2009
• The forgotten learning disability: epidemiology of written-language disorder in a population-based birth cohort (1976-1982), Rochester, Minnesota. 29 Apr 2009
• The quality of preterm infants' spontaneous movements: an early indicator of intelligence and behaviour at school age. 28 Apr 2009
• [Extreme prematurity: comparison of outcome at 5 years depending on gestational age below or above 26 weeks] 26 Apr 2009
• Response to intervention and dynamic assessment: do we just appear to be speaking the same language? 25 Apr 2009

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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)