Characteristics of Specific Learning Disability

Students with learning disabilities are very heterogeneous, meaning that no two students possess the identical profile of strengths and weaknesses. The concept of learning disabilities covers an extremely wide range of characteristics. One student may have a deficit in just one area while another may exhibit deficits in numerous areas, yet both may be labeled as learning disabled.

Over time, parents, educators, and other professionals have identified a wide variety of characteristics associated with learning disabilities. These include:

• Academic problems

• Disorders of attention

• Poor motor abilities

• Psychological process deficits and information-processing problems

• Lack of cognitive strategies needed for efficient learning

• Oral language difficulties

• Reading difficulties

• Written language problems

• Mathematical disorders

• Social skill deficit                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Provides additional information on characteristics, benefits of early detection and intervention, and development:

http://www.projectidealonline.org/v/specific-learning-disabilities/