Learning Disorders, Eating Disorders, Gender Identity Disorders and Sexual Disorders.
LEARNING DISODERS:
INTRODUCTION:
A learning disorder can defined as a difficulty in an area of cognitive functioning. Learning disabilities are neurological differences in processing information that severely limit a person 's ability to learn in a specific skill area. Learning disorders/disabilities are the result of actual differences in the way the brain processes, understands, and uses information. The term "learning disabilities" is used to describe a group of disorders characterized by inadequate development of specific academic, language, and speech skills
A Learning disorder is a medical term while learning disability is thought of as more of a legal term (used by a state’s Department of Education) that identifies the line past which a school is required to make special arrangements to help a child learn. This means that a child might have a learning disorder, but if it is not shown to sufficiently impact his school performance, the school will not consider it to be a learning disability, and will not consider him eligible for special services.
INCIDENCE OF LEARNING DISABILITIES:
Research in Europe and the USA suggest that up to 20% of children experience problems with their schooling at some stage and that approximately 5% suffer from disabilities severe enough to interfere with normal progress. Furthermore, most studies suggest that between 25 and 40 percent of individuals with learning disabilities have inherited this from their families. However, while the familial pattern appears to be clear, the genetic process is not yet clear. Current research with (SSVEP) scans (Levy & Hay 1995) and further work on Chromosome 6 may soon shed some light on this area.
Learning disabilities are usually first noticed when children begin to fail in school. Parents and preschool teachers are often the first to see early signs of learning disabilities. Children may have difficulty learning basic skills in reading or understanding reading. Difficulty writing, math,
INTRODUCTION:
A learning disorder can defined as a difficulty in an area of cognitive functioning. Learning disabilities are neurological differences in processing information that severely limit a person 's ability to learn in a specific skill area. Learning disorders/disabilities are the result of actual differences in the way the brain processes, understands, and uses information. The term "learning disabilities" is used to describe a group of disorders characterized by inadequate development of specific academic, language, and speech skills
A Learning disorder is a medical term while learning disability is thought of as more of a legal term (used by a state’s Department of Education) that identifies the line past which a school is required to make special arrangements to help a child learn. This means that a child might have a learning disorder, but if it is not shown to sufficiently impact his school performance, the school will not consider it to be a learning disability, and will not consider him eligible for special services.
INCIDENCE OF LEARNING DISABILITIES:
Research in Europe and the USA suggest that up to 20% of children experience problems with their schooling at some stage and that approximately 5% suffer from disabilities severe enough to interfere with normal progress. Furthermore, most studies suggest that between 25 and 40 percent of individuals with learning disabilities have inherited this from their families. However, while the familial pattern appears to be clear, the genetic process is not yet clear. Current research with (SSVEP) scans (Levy & Hay 1995) and further work on Chromosome 6 may soon shed some light on this area.
Learning disabilities are usually first noticed when children begin to fail in school. Parents and preschool teachers are often the first to see early signs of learning disabilities. Children may have difficulty learning basic skills in reading or understanding reading. Difficulty writing, math,
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