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LEARNING DISABILITIES(LD) IN CHILDREN
Q.
What are learning disabilities?
A. Learning disabilities are a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to either interpret what they see and hear or to link information from different parts of the brain. Learning disabilities may affect a person's ability to speak, listen, read, write, spell, reason, recall, organize information or to do
A. Learning disabilities are a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to either interpret what they see and hear or to link information from different parts of the brain. Learning disabilities may affect a person's ability to speak, listen, read, write, spell, reason, recall, organize information or to do
mathematics. These disorders are seen in people who have normal intelligence but due to some differences in the connections in the brain, they affect various speech, articulations, coordination and academic aspects of the development.
Q. What are the causes of learning disabilities? How do they occur?
A. Though, at present, what exactly causes learning disability is not known, a leading theory is that they arise from subtle disturbances in brain structures and functions.
In many cases, the disturbance may begin before birth. If the brain disturbance occurs early in pregnancy, the fetus may die or the baby may have mental retardation. If these disturbances occur later in pregnancy they may show up as learning disabilities.
Some learning disabilities may run in families indicating an inheritance. However, a parent's learning disability may be slightly different than in the child.
Other factors that are associated with learning disabilities are:
Tobacco, alcohol and drug use by mother during pregnancy.
Problems during pregnancy or delivery.
Children with neurofibromatosis and Tourette syndrome.
Children with cancer exposed to radiation to the skull.
Low birth weight babies.
Head trauma in children.
Children exposed to lead and cadmium.
It has been found that there may be variations in the brain structure called planum temporale, a language related area found on both sides of the brain. In people with dyslexia, the two structures are found to be equal in size. In people who are not dyslexic, however the left planum temporale is found to be noticeably larger.
Q. What are the causes of learning disabilities? How do they occur?
A. Though, at present, what exactly causes learning disability is not known, a leading theory is that they arise from subtle disturbances in brain structures and functions.
In many cases, the disturbance may begin before birth. If the brain disturbance occurs early in pregnancy, the fetus may die or the baby may have mental retardation. If these disturbances occur later in pregnancy they may show up as learning disabilities.
Some learning disabilities may run in families indicating an inheritance. However, a parent's learning disability may be slightly different than in the child.
Other factors that are associated with learning disabilities are:
Tobacco, alcohol and drug use by mother during pregnancy.
Problems during pregnancy or delivery.
Children with neurofibromatosis and Tourette syndrome.
Children with cancer exposed to radiation to the skull.
Low birth weight babies.
Head trauma in children.
Children exposed to lead and cadmium.
It has been found that there may be variations in the brain structure called planum temporale, a language related area found on both sides of the brain. In people with dyslexia, the two structures are found to be equal in size. In people who are not dyslexic, however the left planum temporale is found to be noticeably larger.
Schizophrenia in Children
What is Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a medical illness that causes strange thinking or strange feelings and unusual behavior. It is an uncommon psychiatric illness and it is hard to recognize in early phase.
Schizophrenia is a medical illness that causes strange thinking or strange feelings and unusual behavior. It is an uncommon psychiatric illness and it is hard to recognize in early phase.
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