Learning disorder

Classification according to ICD-10
F81.9	Developmental disorder of school skills, unspecified
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

A learning disorder is a developmental disorder that is colloquially referred to as a learning disability . With sufficient intelligence, affected children have deficits in writing, reading or arithmetic compared with their peers.

The widespread learning disorders include dyslexia or dyslexia , dyscalculia and dysgraphia or dyspraxia , non-verbal learning disorder or hyperlexia are also attributed to the spectrum of neurologically caused learning disorders.

Special features of school learning:

• great difficulties in random or incidental learning situations
• Creating your own learning environment is hardly possible
• structured and planned access to lessons required

See also

• Learning disability
• Partial performance weakness
• Learning therapy
• Ranschburg phenomenon

Web links

• Early intervention - targeted support for problems identified at an early stage - kindergesundheit-info.de: independent information service from the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA)
• AG learning: types of learner and neurological diversity
• Web presence of the specialist group partial performance disorders and learning therapy in the BDP

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