Learning disability

learning disability

class of disease

Subclass of	specific developmental disorder, disability, disease
Health specialty	psychiatry, clinical psychology
ICD-9-CM	315.2
NCI Thesaurus ID	C89334

Learning disability, primary learning disorder, anaa learning difficulty (British English) be a condition insyd de brain wey dey cause difficulties comprehending anaa processing information wey fi be caused by several different factors. Given de "difficulty learning insyd a typical manner", dis no dey exclude de ability to learn insyd a different manner. Therefore, sam people fi be more accurately described as having a "learning difference", thus dey avoid any misconception of being disabled plus a possible lack of an ability to learn den possible negative stereotyping. Insyd de United Kingdom, de term learning disability generally dey refer to an intellectual disability, while conditions such as dyslexia den dyspraxia usually be referred to as learning difficulties.

While learning disability den learning disorder often be used interchangeably, dem dey differ insyd chaw ways. Disorder dey refer to significant learning problems insyd an academic area. Dese problems, however, no be enough to warrant an official diagnosis. Learning disability, on de oda hand, be an official clinical diagnosis, werby de individual dey meet certain criteria, as a professional determine (such as a psychologist, psychiatrist, speech-language pathologist, anaa paediatrician). De difference dey insyd de degree, frequency, den intensity of reported symptoms den problems, den thus de two for no be confused. Wen de term learning disorder be used, e dey describe a group of disorders characterized by inadequate development of specific academic, language, den speech skills. Types of learning disorders dey include reading (dyslexia), arithmetic (dyscalculia) den writing (dysgraphia).

De unknown factor be de disorder wey dey affect de brain ein ability to receive den process information. Dis disorder fi make am problematic for a person to learn as quickly anaa insyd de same way as sam one wey no be affected by a learning disability. People plus a learning disability get trouble performing specific types of skills anaa dem dey plete tasks if dem lef to figure things out by demselves anaa if dem teach insyd conventional ways.

Individuals plus learning disabilities fi face unique challenges wey often be pervasive thru out de lifespan. Dey depend on de type den severity of de disability, interventions, den current technologies fi be used to help de individual learn strategies wey go foster future success. Sam interventions fi be quite simple, while odas be intricate den complex. Current technologies fi require student training to be effective classroom supports. Teachers, parents, den schools fi create plans togeda wey tailor intervention den accommodations to aid de individuals insyd successfully becoming independent learners. A multi-disciplinary team frequently dey help to design de intervention den to coordinate de execution of de intervention plus teachers den parents. Dis team frequently dey include school psychologists, special educators, speech therapists (pathologists), occupational therapists, psychologists, ESL teachers, literacy coaches, den/anaa reading specialists.