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A specific difference in learning that leads to underachievement in school.
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| learning disability |
An extreme difficulty in the performance of a specific mental skill, such as reading or arithmetic which is inconsistent with the person's overall intelligence; sometimes linked to perceptual or memory problems. Not to be confused with Learning Difficulties. See also: Nonverbal Learning Disability.
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| learning disability |
A condition that either prevents or hinders somebody from learning basic skills or acquiring information at the same rate as most people of the same age.
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| learning disability |
A disorder in basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell or use mathematical calculations. The term includes conditions such as perceptual disability, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia.
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| learning disability |
An individual with a learning disability has difficulty with the messages to the brain becoming jumbled, thus making it difficult for the individual to learn in one or more of the academic areas. People with a leaning disability do not have mental retardation nor are they slow learner. They have an average or above-average intelligence. It is referred to as a hidden disability because there is no obvious physical disability. ...
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