Learning disabilities: Introduction
Types of Learning disabilities:
Broader types of Learning disabilities:
Prevalance of Learning disabilities: 4.6 million children (NHIS-97)
Prevalance Rate of Learning disabilities: approx 1 in 59 or 1.69% or 4.6 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Learning disabilities:
Nearly 4 million school-age children have learning disabilities. (Source: excerpt from Learning Disabilities: NIMH)
Prognosis of Learning disabilities: Even though most people don't outgrow their brain dysfunction, people
do learn to adapt and live fulfilling lives. (Source: excerpt from Learning Disabilities: NIMH)
Causes of Learning disabilities: see causes of Learning disabilities
Risk factors for Learning disabilities:
see
risk factors for Learning disabilities
Symptoms of Learning disabilities: see symptoms of Learning disabilities
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Learning disabilities
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Learning disabilities.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Learning disabilities.
Treatments for Learning disabilities:
see treatments for Learning disabilities
Prevention of Learning disabilities:
see prevention of Learning disabilities
Research for Learning disabilities:
see research for Learning disabilities
Hospitalization statistics for Learning disabilities:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Learning disabilities:
Organs and body systems related to Learning disabilities include:
Main name of condition: Learning disabilities
Other names or spellings for Learning disabilities:Learning disorder, LD
Cognitive development disorder, ESN, Educationally sub-normal, IQ low, Intellectual impairment, Mental retardation, Oligophrenia
Source - Diseases Database
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