Understanding neurocognitive developmental disorders can improve education for all

Science. 2013 Apr 19;340(6130):300-5. doi: 10.1126/science.1231022.

Abstract

Specific learning disabilities (SLDs) are estimated to affect up to 10% of the population, and they co-occur far more often than would be expected, given their prevalences. We need to understand the complex etiology of SLDs and their co-occurrences in order to underpin the training of teachers, school psychologists, and clinicians, so that they can reliably recognize SLDs and optimize the learning contexts for individual learners.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / physiopathology
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cognition Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Cognition Disorders / epidemiology
  • Cognition Disorders / etiology*
  • Cognition Disorders / genetics
  • Education, Medical / methods
  • Education, Special / methods
  • Faculty
  • Humans
  • Learning
  • Learning Disabilities / diagnosis*
  • Learning Disabilities / epidemiology
  • Learning Disabilities / etiology*
  • Learning Disabilities / genetics
  • Nerve Net / abnormalities*
  • Nerve Net / growth & development
  • Physicians
  • Prevalence
  • Psychology / education
  • Teaching / methods*