Learning disabilities or AED

We call DEA to learning problems or difficulties that a child can experience from his school stage. Make a good diagnosis that includes identifying the type of difficulty and its origin, is crucial to establish the foundations of a future treatment that avoids school failure in the student, the loss of opportunities in the future or emotional disorders.

The problem is that these types of disorders they do not begin to suspect until the child is schooled, even, in some cases, until adolescence. At the same time, identifying the cause can be extremely difficult for psychopedagogues and teachers since they can be very diverse (innate conditions of the child, socioeconomic environment or emotional circumstances). Even if, the easiest way to detect them It is through:

• Him and the child's performance in school (school failure).
• A change in child's behavior.
• Sometimes, after a complete psycho-pedagogical evaluation, it is discovered that some of the difficulties detected are being compensated by other areas cognitive of the child.

Once learning problems have been detected, it is necessary to hands to work to treat them, solve them or alleviate them, making the child develop his greatest potential within his possibilities. It is estimated that between 10 and 15% of the school population suffers from some type of learning disorder.

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Dyslexia

It is a developmental disorder characterized by presenting difficulties in reading and writing. Above all, it affects when decoding, applying, remembering and automating the spelling and grammar rules. These aspects, which are independent of intellectual or creative capacity (in some cases), greatly penalize school performance, shining little at the level of grades. It is for this reason that teachers, once they have the diagnosis, can make a curricular adaptation so that dyslexia does not penalize the student.

We do not know the cause, but its impact on the learning level is important, lasting until adulthood. Between a 5 and 8% of children in primary and secondary education present this neurological disorder and it is estimated that between 10 and 15% of the population may suffer.

Dyscalculia

It is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is related to difficulty in acquiring arithmetic skills, making numerical and calculation processing difficult. This disorder is not related to a low IQ, nor is it caused by a sensory deficit or a general medical condition. But it closely affects the performance the child's school and their daily life. It is believed that 1% of children can suffer from it.

Dysgraphia

It is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is related to difficulties in written expression. There are two kinds:

• Motor dysgraphia: the child understands the pronunciation and graphic representation of sounds, but has writing difficulties as a consequence of a motor impairment.
• Specific dysgraphia: difficulties for reproduce letters and words due to a bad perception of shapes, spatial and temporal disorientation. The most common symptoms are difficulties with spelling and handwriting, as well as problems with the organization of written language.

TDHA

Poor school performance is the general trend in children and adolescents with. 20% of these students have specific learning disorders in the areas of reading, writing and mathematics. 25% of those affected by adhd also suffer from dyslexia. They tend to respond very well to drug treatment, improving their school performance.

Specific language disorders (SLI)

They are alterations in understanding or use of spoken and / or written language. Sometimes it tends to go unnoticed, so it is not intervened early. They are usually children who they relate little and with a tendency to isolate themselves for his lack of language. It is estimated that between 7% and 8% of school children present in different grades.

It can sometimes be confused with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but they have nothing to do with it. In all these cases an exhaustive study and a early intervention, from school and with, is essential for the good orientation of the student.

These types of alterations have always existed, but today we are more aware of them thanks to the research carried out in recent years. Thanks to them, it has been possible to deeply identify and analyze each case independentlyBearing in mind, moreover, that not all of us learn in the same way, or at the same rate. It is for this reason that policies and educational centers must change your way of educating, taking into account diversity and adapting to the needs of each student to promote the best version of each of them, their maximum development and talent.

What you should know:

• The easiest way to assess them is by school performance and the child's performance at school.
• They do not begin to be suspected until the child is in school, even, in some cases, until adolescence.
• In all cases, an exhaustive study and early intervention, from school and with psychopedagogical support, is essential for the good orientation of the student.

Pediatric specialist