Learning Problems
Many parents struggle to find the best ways to help their child with a learning disorder. Expert advice and guidance is essential. A child or an adult suffering from a learning disorder may have problems in understanding, remembering and responding to new information. They may also have difficulty with speaking, reading, listening, writing, paying attention and solving problems.
Some of the common learning disorders are:
ADD/ADHD:
Attention deficit disorders (also known as ADD or ADHD) are characterised by symptoms including inattention, hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour. These symptoms are associated with learning, behavioural and emotional problems.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD):
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a disorder found primarily in children and adolescents. It is characterized by negative, disobedient, or defiant behavior that is worse than the normal "testing" behavior most children display from time to time.
Children suffering from ODD will behave in the most negative, defiant and hostile manner. They tend to become disobedient and will not follow any rules.
Autism/Aspergers:
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) need to develop skills in their sensory system (sight, touch, taste and hearing). They require particular support with their auditory (hearing) sensory skills. Children with Autism often have difficulty perceiving the differences in sounds (an auditory processing disorder), and this is a core component of their attention, memory and language difficulties. They will face learning difficulties related to verbal and non verbal communication, social interaction and creative playing.
Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDDNOS)
The symptom is similar to that of Autism. A child facing this disorder will find it difficult to socialise, repeat behaviour and may be hypersensitive.
Global Developmental Delay:
Global Developmental Delay is defined as significant delay in two or more developmental domains. A child may have Global developmental Delay owing to conditions such as Cerebral Palsy, neuromuscular disorders and/or early environmental deprivation. Children with Global developmental delay will not necessarily have intellectual impairment. Early diagnosis does improve outcomes.
Specific Language Impairment (SLI):
SLI is a developmental language disorder that can affect both expressive and receptive language. SLI is defined as a "pure" language impairment, meaning that is not related to or caused by other developmental disorders, hearing loss or acquired brain injury.
Dyslexia:
Dyslexia is a type of specific learning difficulty in which the person has difficulties with language and words. The most common characteristic is that people have difficulty reading and spelling for no apparent reason. The person may be intelligent, able to achieve well in other areas and exposed to the same education as others, but is unable to read at the expected level. Common problem areas include spelling, comprehension, reading and identification of words.
Non-verbal Learning Disability
People with nonverbal learning disability (NLD) have difficulties primarily in the nonverbal domain, including motor skills, visual-spatial skills and interpersonal skills. These difficulties affect the ability to learn both academic skills and life skills. Academic problems are most commonly seen in reading comprehension and in mathematics. Strengths are usually in the verbal and auditory areas, such as attention and rote memory.
Fast ForWord may be a helpful program to include in intervention and support for these conditions.
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