Learning Disabilities

Neurological Bases, Clinical Features and Strategies of Intervention

Sandro Misciagna

• Publisher: IntechOpen
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9781838808389
• eBook ISBN:
  9781838808402
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Educational Psychology

Learning disabilities are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by failure to acquire, retrieve, or use information competently. They are the most severe and chronic form of learning difficulty in children. They can be present at birth or acquired as a result of illness, exposure to toxins, poor nutrition, medical treatment, sociocultural deprivation, or injury. Learning problems typically consist in failure to acquire reading, writing, or math skills, which are traditionally considered core domains. This book explores the epidemiology, neurobiological bases, and diagnostic tools necessary for a comprehensive assessment of children with learning disabilities. It also presents examples of children with specific learning disabilities and explains possible intervention strategies.

Table of contents

• Learning Disabilities - Neurological Bases, Clinical Features and Strategies of Intervention
• Contents
• Preface
• Section 1 General Definition, Epidemiology and Neurobiological Bases of Learning Disabilities
• Section 2 Differential Diagnosis of Common Learning Disabilities
• Section 3 Learning Disabilities Comorbid with Behavioral, Developmental Disorders and Autism
• Section 4 Assessment of Speech and Language-Based Learning Disabilities
• Section 5 Strategy of Interventions in Learning Disabilities