PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 78: Psy, Dysgraphia, Intellectual Disability
17 Dec 2019
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Transition to college: replay of top-dog-phenonmenon . Involves movement to a larger, more impersonal school structure. Interaction nwith peers from more diverse geographical and sometimes more diverse ethnic backgrounds. Has difficulty in learning that involves understanding or using spoken or written language, and the difficulty can appear in listening, thinking, reading, writing, and spelling. May also involve difficulty in doing math. The learning problem is not primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities; intellectual disability, emotional disorders, or due to environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. 3x more boys than girls classified as haing learning disability: referral bias boys are more likely to be referred by teachers for treatment because of troublesome behavior. Approximately 80% of children with a learning disability have a reading problem. Three types of learning disabilities: dyslexia: individuals with a severe impairment in their ability to read and spell, dysgraphia: involves difficulty in handwriting.
