Learning Disabilities: An Exploratory Study

Learning disabilities is caused by the way our brain develops. It appears they are triggered by a dysfunction of the central nervous system. For me having an insight into learning disability has provided me with awareness to the causes and the way care and treatment is provided. Markovna et al. 2004 define communication as a difficulty to receive, send and comprehend information as well as process verbal and non-verbal aspects. Communication is identified as one of the essential skills that students must acquire in order to make progress through their education and training to become qualified nurses (NMC, 2010). Communication can be defined as the process of transmitting information and common understanding from one person to another (Keyton, 2011).
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