Learning Disabilities have got 2 stage. They are academic and non-academic. Academic separates 4 stages. There are reading,spelling,writing and arithmetic math. Non-Academic separate 5 stages.There are visual motor problems,language problems,perceptual problems,memory problems and phonological processing problems.
Common Components of Definition of Learning Disabilities
• Intellectual functioning within normal range.
• Significant gap or discrepancy between a student’s assumed potential and actual achievement.
• Cognitive processing deficits.
• Inference that learning disabilities are not primarily caused by other disabilities or extrinsic factors.
• Difficulty in learning on or more academic areas.
• Presumption of central nervous system dysfunction.
• Lifelong condition.
Mathematic difficulties of Learning Disability
• Computational skills
• Word problems
• Spatial relationship
• Writing numbers
• Copying shapes and pattern
• Understanding mathematical problems
• Dyscalculia
Social and Emotional difficulties of Learning Disability
• Lower self esteem
• Poor self concept
• Frustration
• Difficulties understanding and interpreting social cues and social situations
• Difficulties making and maintaining friendship and relationship
Preschool Risk Factor for Learning Disabilities
• Accident and head trauma
• Chronic poverty
• Inadequate stimulation in home environment
• Inadequate maternal and child nutrition
• Low birth weight
• Maternal alcohol and drug abuse
• Oxygen deprivation
• Prematurity
• Prolonged and unusual delivery
Adult with Learning Disabilities
Support and modification needed for college success;
• Time management issues
• Organizational skills
• Self-discipline
• Self-Advocacy