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Learning Disorders - Therapy
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Definition of 'Learning Disorders'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. Common names: 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 |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Cognitive and problem solving training in children with cancer: a pilot project.
30 Aug 2009 
BACKGROUND: Neurocognitive sequelae are among the most debilitating late effects experienced by survivors of childhood cancer, with far reaching consequences for educational, social, and adaptive development. Empirically validated interventions to ... Read more...
Joint statement--Learning disabilities, dyslexia, and vision.
25 Jul 2009 Learning disabilities, including reading disabilities, are commonly diagnosed in children. Their etiologies are multifactorial, reflecting genetic influences and dysfunction of brain systems. Learning disabilities are complex problems that require ... Read more...
Receipt of special education services following elementary school grade retention.
30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the proportion of children who receive an Individualized Education Program (IEP) following grade retention in elementary school. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: Children retained in kindergarten or first (K/1) ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Learning Disorders - Therapy'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Cognitive and problem solving training in children with cancer: a pilot project. 30 Aug 2009
- Language and learning: a discussion of typical and disordered development. Foreword.
30 Jul 2009 - Joint statement--Learning disabilities, dyslexia, and vision. 25 Jul 2009
- Care of offenders with a mental illness or learning disability. 30 May 2009
- Receipt of special education services following elementary school grade retention. 30 May 2009
- Systematic review of interventions for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
23 May 2009 - Response to intervention and dynamic assessment: do we just appear to be speaking the same language? 25 Apr 2009
- QEEG studies in the assessment and treatment of childhood disorders. 30 Mar 2009
- People with learning disabilities were treated "less favourably than others". 23 Mar 2009
- Learning disability. 27 Feb 2009
- Retrieval of simple addition facts: complexities involved in addressing a commonly identified mathematical learning difficulty. 22 Feb 2009
- Learning disabilities. Added values. 17 Feb 2009
- Use of auditory learning to manage listening problems in children. 10 Feb 2009
- Developing a consultative model using videotape to support institutional caregivers worldwide. 30 Jan 2009
- Student experiences of neurodiversity in higher education: insights from the BRAINHE project. 30 Jan 2009
- We must not lose specialist skills in learning disabilities. 30 Jan 2009
- Enriched environment experience overcomes learning deficits and depressive-like behavior induced by juvenile stress. 28 Jan 2009
- An introduction to the special issue: pathways to mathematical learning difficulties and disabilities. 30 Dec 2008
- [Development and evaluation of a motor coordination training for children in special-needs classes] 30 Dec 2008
- Maternal reports of satisfaction with care and outcomes for children with craniosynostosis. 30 Dec 2008
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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)