TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 32. Learning Disorders
A1  - Tramontana, Michael G.
A2  - Ebert, Michael H.
A2  - Loosen, Peter T.
A2  - Nurcombe, Barry
A2  - Leckman, James F.
PY  - 2008
T2  - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Psychiatry, 2e
AB  - Terms  such  as  learning  disorder  and  learning  disability  often  are  used  interchangeably,  although  the  latter  term  is  used  more  commonly.  A  major  stride  in  the  definition  of  learning  disabilities  came  from  the  National  Joint  Committee  for  Learning  Disabilities.  The  National  Joint  Committee  for  Learning  Disabilities  defined  a  learning  disability  as  a  generic  term  that  refers  to  a  heterogeneous  group  of  disorders  manifested  by  significant  difficulties  in  the  acquisition  and  use  of  listening,  speaking,  reading,  writing,  reasoning,  or  mathematical  abilities.  These  disorders  are  intrinsic  to  the  individual  and  presumed  to  be  due  to  central  nervous  system  dysfunction.  Even  though  a  learning  disability  may  occur  concomitantly  with  other  handicapping  conditions  (e.g.,  sensory  impairment,  mental  retardation,  social  and  emotional  disturbance)  or  environmental  influences  (e.g.,  cultural  differences,  insufficient/inappropriate  instruction,  psychogenic  factors),  it  is  not  the  direct  result  of  those  conditions  or  influences  (Hammill  et  al.  1981,  p.  336).  
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