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DSM IV ICD 10
Developmental speech Specific Reading d/o
and language disorders Specific Spelling d/o
Academic skills Specific d/o of
disorders arithmetical skills
Others ( incl. Mixed d/o of
coordination disorders ) scholastic skills
Each have more specific
disorders
COMMON TYPES OF LEARNING DISABILITIES IN CHILDREN
Difficulty reading Problems reading, writing,
Dyslexia
spelling, speaking
Difficulty with math Problems doing math
problems, grasping maths
Dyscalculia
concepts, understanding time,
using money
Dysgraphia Difficulty with writing Problems with handwriting,
spelling, organizing ideas
Dyspraxia (Sensory Difficulty with fine motor skills Problems with hand–eye
Integration Disorder) coordination, balance, manual
dexterity
Dysphasia/Aphasia Difficulty with language Problems understanding
spoken language, poor reading
comprehension
Auditory Processing Difficulty hearing differences Problems with reading,
Disorder between sounds comprehension, language
Neuro-
Intellectual Motor
disability developmental Disorder
disorder
DSM V
• The American Paediatrics Association defines
specific learning disorder as reading, written
expression or mathematics skills that are
substantially lower than expected for the
individual’s age, measured intelligence and age
appropriate education level or when achievement
falls below a set standard.
DSM 5 APA 2013
2 major changes
SLD
Elimination of the IQ-achievement
discrepancy requirement and its replacement
with 4 criteria (A-D), all of which must be
met
Refers to the key characteristics of
SLD
three
criteria
must be Onset :
Deficits in met developmental
period.
intellectual
functions
A. Deficits in intellectual
functions
– reasoning
– problem-solving,
– planning,
– abstract thinking,
– judgment,
– academic learning and
– learning from experience,
– and practical understanding
– confirmed by both clinical assessment and
individualized, standardized intelligence
testing.
B. Deficits in adaptive
functioning
• failure to meet developmental and sociocultural
standards
• for personal independence and social
responsibility.
• Without ongoing support, the adaptive deficits limit
functioning in one or more activities of daily life, -
such as communication,
• - social participation,
- and independent living,
- and across multiple environments, such as home,
school work, and recreation.
Adaptive Functioning
SPECIFIERS:
• The use of specifiers for the neurodevelopmental disorder
diagnoses enriches the clinical description of the
individual’s clinical course and current symptomatology.
• Exclusive solo
play/parallel play
• No pretend play
• No interactive play
• No free play – parents
determine the nature of
play
SCREEN TIME
EYES
• Ptosis
• Nystagmus
• Cataract/red reflex
• Squint •
HEART
• Pulse rate
• Any murmur
RESPIRATORY
• Respiratory rate:
• Chest deformity
• Any added sounds
ABDOMEN
• Palpable mass
SPINE
• Sacral dimple/ tuft of hair
• Any swelling
LIMBS
•Gait
DEVELOPMENTAL AND COGNITIVE
ASSESSMENT
GESSEL FIGURES
•Verbal feedback
Early intervention
FMS/MO role:
• - coordinate a multidisciplinary team.
• - appropriate referral to Paeds, Psy,
OT/ST
• - review progress
- OKU form to be filed in
- Placement for school/ appropriate
program
- counsel parents
- request specific accommodation
• - Examples of accommodations in
education
- extended time for completing
tests
- large- print materials
- use of calculator
- laptop computers with
spellcheckers
- alternatives to multiple- choice
questions
LD is there to stay, but strategies
to work around them will make a
great difference!
Can LD be cured/disappear?
Doesn't disappear.
Given the right types of educational experiences,
people have a remarkable ability to learn.
develop their personal strengths
The brain's flexibility to learn new skills is
greatest in young children and may diminish
somewhat after puberty.
Early intervention is so VITAL.
we retain the ability to learn throughout our lives.
Penempatan sekolah
- Prasekolah Biasa (Inklusif)- belajar di bersama murid-murid prasekolah
normal/biasa
- Prasekolah khas – program pendidikan pra sekolah khusus untuk murid-
murid berkeperluan khas
- Kelas biasa (inklusif)- program pendidikan murid-murid berkeperluan
khas bersama murid-murid normal/biasa
- Program pendidikan khas integrasi- program di kelas khas bagi murid-
murid berkeperluan khas di sekolah biasa
- Sekolah Pendidikan Khas- sekolah yang menyediakan pendidikan
khusus bagi murid berkeperluan khas
- Kelas Pemulihan- program di kelas khas di sekolah harian biasa dan
sekolah khas bagi murid-murid yang bermasalah dalam menguasai
kemahiran literasi dan numerasi
- Pusat Pemulihan Komuniti (PDK) – program di beri kepada OKU yang
memerlukan pemulihan awal serta latihan asas dari segi pergerakan,
pertuturan dan kemahiran dalam aktiviti kehidupan harian.
Conclusion
Early identification
Evaluation and assessment by trained
professionals
Special education
Tutors, speech language pathologist,
occupational therapist, psychologist
LD is there to stay, but strategies
to work around them will make a
great difference!
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