LEARNING DISORDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does learning disorder mean? 

• LEARNING DISORDER (noun)
  The noun LEARNING DISORDER has 1 sense:

1. a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills

  Familiarity information: LEARNING DISORDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEARNING DISORDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

learning disability; learning disorder

Hypernyms ("learning disorder" is a kind of...):

disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "learning disorder"):

dyscalculia (impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics)

dysgraphia (impaired ability to learn to write)

dyslexia (impaired ability to learn to read)

 Context examples 

Although learning disorders occur in very young children, they are usually not recognized until the child reaches school age.

(Learning Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

A learning disorder characterized by an impairment in processing written words.

(Dyslexia, NCI Thesaurus)

A wide group of related learning disorders characterized by difficulties with mathematics and manipulating numbers; the difficulty with math may be caused or exacerbated by visuo-spatial or language processing difficulties.

(Dyscalculia, NCI Thesaurus)

They may affect mental ability, such as learning disorders.

(Developmental Disabilities, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

Evaluation and testing by a trained professional can help identify a learning disorder.

(Learning Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Learning disorders do not go away, but strategies to work around them can make them less of a problem.

(Learning Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

People with learning disorders may have problems: • Listening or paying attention • Speaking • Reading or writing • Doing math

(Learning Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Learning disorders affect how a person understands, remembers and responds to new information.

(Learning Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)