Learning disability
Learning disabilities are due to genetic and/or neurobiological factors that alter brain functioning in a manner which affects one or more cognitive processes related to learning. These processing problems can interfere with learning basic skills such as reading, writing and/or math.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W114
Diagnosis: Learning Disability-Learning Disorder
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Age Onset:
Brain Area: brain operates more slowly; heredity and genetics, family poverty
Symptoms: Differing ability to speak, liten, read, write, spell, reason, organize information and do math. Usually average or higher intelligence.
Progression:
Causes: Low expectations by parents, teachers or others may stigmatize and worsen the problems. Self-esteem may be built aside of school.
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Therapies: Schools are challenged by the mental difficulties many children go through. This is even more-prevalent with second-languages.
Youtube Video: Understanding Learning Disabilities
Amazon or Library Book: Learning Disabilities
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Support Group: understood.org; 516-654-7684
(Non-profit for helping those with learning challenges.)
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
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- Automated extraction of post-stroke functional outcomes from unstructured electronic health recordsby Marta Fernandes on January 22, 2025
PURPOSE: Population level tracking of post-stroke functional outcomes is critical to guide interventions that reduce the burden of stroke-related disability. However, functional outcomes are often missing or documented in unstructured notes. We developed a natural language processing (NLP) model that reads electronic health records (EHR) notes to automatically determine the modified Rankin Scale (mRS).
- Data-driven discovery of associations between prescribed drugs and dementia risk: A systematic reviewby Benjamin R Underwood on January 22, 2025
ABSTRACT: Recent clinical trials on slowing dementia progression have led to renewed focus on finding safer, more effective treatments. One approach to identify plausible candidates is to assess whether existing medications for other conditions may affect dementia risk. We conducted a systematic review to identify studies adopting a data-driven approach to investigate the association between a wide range of prescribed medications and dementia risk. We included 14 studies using administrative or...
- Novel p.Arg534del Mutation and MTHFR C667T Polymorphism in Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) With Autism Spectrum Phenotype: A Case Reportby Hasan Hasan on January 22, 2025
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) presents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disability, developmental delay, seizures, hypotonia during infancy, joint laxity, behavioral issues, and characteristic facial features. The predominant mechanism is due to CGG trinucleotide repeat expansion of more than 200 repeats in the 5'UTR (untranslated region) of FMR1 (Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1) causing promoter methylation and transcriptional silencing. However, not all patients presenting...
- The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on UK social workers working with people with learning disabilities: A mixed methods studyby Justin MacLochlainn on January 21, 2025
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and wellbeing of social workers working with people with learning disabilities has not been fully explored. This paper reports findings from a large United Kingdom study that surveyed health and care workers in six phases of the pandemic and shortly thereafter (2020-23) relating to 310 social workers who worked with people with learning disabilities. Mann-Whitney U tests revealed that these social workers experienced a decline in wellbeing over...