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Learning Disorder, Specific

MedGen UID:
875797
Concept ID:
C4042933
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Disorder, Specific Learning; Learning Disorders, Specific; Specific Learning Disorder; Specific Learning Disorders

Definition

Diagnosed when there are specific deficits in an individual''s ability to perceive or process information efficiently and accurately. This disorder first manifests during the years of formal schooling and is characterized by persistent and impairing difficulties with learning foundational academic skills in reading, writing, and/or math. The individual''s performance of the affected academic skills is well below average for age, or acceptable performance levels are achieved only with extraordinary effort. Specific learning disorder may occur in individuals identified as intellectually gifted and manifest only when the learning demands or assessment procedures (e.g., timed tests) pose barriers that cannot be overcome by their innate intelligence and compensatory strategies. For all individuals, specific learning disorder can produce lifelong impairments in activities dependent on the skills, including occupational performance. (from DSM-V) [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLearning Disorder, Specific

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Friedman LM, McBurnett K, Dvorsky MR, Hinshaw SP, Pfiffner LJ
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 2020 Nov-Dec;49(6):854-867. Epub 2019 Aug 21 doi: 10.1080/15374416.2019.1644647. PMID: 31433688Free PMC Article
Tannock R
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2016 Feb;25(2):209-10. Epub 2015 Jul 5 doi: 10.1007/s00787-015-0736-y. PMID: 26142743
Goldberg ID, Roghmann KJ, McInerny TK, Burke JD Jr
Pediatrics 1984 Mar;73(3):278-93. PMID: 6701051

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Chan AS, Lee TL, Sze SL, Yang NS, Han YMY
Sci Rep 2022 Aug 17;12(1):13974. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18286-6. PMID: 35977994Free PMC Article

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