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Specific Learning Disabilities: A Neuropsychological Perspective
International Journal of Neuroscience, 1997A dispersion in cognitive abilities is expected in normal populations. Specific learning disabilities would represent an extreme polarity in a continuum of normal cognitive dispersion. Three propositions relative to learning disabilities are advanced in the present paper.
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Diagnosing Specific Learning Disabilities
2014Abstract The purpose of the evaluation is to confirm a possible diagnosis of specific learning disability (SLD), identification of a possible behavioral comorbidity, and finding an etiology for the condition. Comorbidity between SLD and other behavioral disorders, including pervasive developmental disorder and attention deficit ...
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Success despite specific learning disabilities
Australian Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006Abstract Proactive coping is known to be a key resource for life success by adults who have specific learning disabilities. This paper describes two programs that were trialled as part of doctoral research. These were a coping program and a teacher feedback intervention designed to increase proactive coping for adolescent students with specific ...
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Treatment of Specific Learning Disabilities
2014Abstract Treatment of medical conditions follows, in general, one of a number of patterns. One pattern is prevention—taking measures to prevent the condition from happening. A second pattern is a curative treatment that will eradicate the condition.
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Theories of Specific Learning Disabilities
2014Abstract The fact that some people have a learning disability has been recognized since the end of the 19th century. It has also been suspected that such disabilities are related, at least partially, to brain dysfunction. The etiology and pathophysiology of these conditions, though, have been constantly debated. A theory for SLD needs to
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Genetics of Specific Learning Disabilities
2014Abstract The genetic component in the ability to learn is different for different types of learning. An interesting study examined the genetic factor in absolute pitch (AP), the ability to recognize a pitch without an external reference. The subjects were musicians attending music conservatories, training programs, and orchestras.
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