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Learning Disorders Most associate learning disorders with children, that is probably because most of the people that have learning disorders are children. You see some the different learning disorders can be treated or out grown before the child reaches adulthood. For the sake of things being clearer most of my references to people with these disorders will be children. I will first explain the different types of learning disorders. I found many different way that learning disorders can be split up but Victoria Point (By: iSyke http://www.mental-health-matters.com/articles/article.php?artID=280) in my opinion broke it down the best. She split it into three different categories: Developmental speech and language disorders, Academic skills disorders, and other. (Victoria Point, for iSyke, 2001) Now each of these categories can also be broken down into subcategories. Developmental speech and language disorders can be broken down to: Developmental articulation disorder, Developmental expressive language disorder, and Developmental receptive language disorder. (Victoria Point, for iSyke, 2001) Academic skills disorders seem to be noticed as a problem more often because they affect academic performance. It can be broken down to: Developmental reading disorder, Developmental writing disorder, and Developmental arithmetic disorder. (Victoria Point, for iSyke, 2001) Other is broken down a little differently, the DSM has two categories listed as “‘motor skills disorders’ and ‘specific developmental disorders not otherwise specified.’” This category also has attention disorders within its borders.
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