LEARNING DISABILITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does learning disability mean? 

• LEARNING DISABILITY (noun)
  The noun LEARNING DISABILITY has 1 sense:

1. a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills

  Familiarity information: LEARNING DISABILITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEARNING DISABILITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

learning disability; learning disorder

Hypernyms ("learning disability" is a kind of...):

disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "learning disability"):

dyscalculia (impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics)

dysgraphia (impaired ability to learn to write)

dyslexia (impaired ability to learn to read)

 Context examples 

This syndrome is manifested with mental, emotional, behavioral, physical, and learning disabilities.

(Fragile X Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Premature infants are at risk for a broad spectrum of life-long cognitive and learning disabilities.

(Lack of Oxygen, Not Blood Flow, Delays Brain Maturation in Preterm Infants, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

About one-third of children who have learning disabilities also have ADHD, which makes it hard to focus.

(Learning Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

These might include: • Intelligence problems, ranging from learning disabilities to severe intellectual disabilities • Social and emotional problems, such as aggression in boys or shyness in girls • Speech and language problems, especially in boys

(Fragile X Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

This can also be the time that parents or teachers recognize learning disabilities or behavioral problems in children.

(Child Development, NIH)

Others may suffer from longer-term problems such as delayed motor and social development or learning disabilities.

(Birth Weight, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Premature infants are at risk for a broad spectrum of life-long cognitive and learning disabilities.

(Lack of Oxygen, Not Blood Flow, Delays Brain Maturation in Preterm Infants, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)