Basic Info
Symptoms
Difficulty determining the meaning (idea content) of a simple sentence; Difficulty learning to recognize written word...
Causes
Developmental reading disorder (DRD) is not caused by vision problems, but rather by problems with the brain's abilit...
Tests
The first step is to perform a complete medical (both physical and neurologic), developmental, social, school perform...
Treatments
Special education services may include specialist help, individualized tutoring, or special day classes. Every indivi...
Complications
Problems in school, including behavior problems (an indirect result, such as a reaction to teasing by other children)...
Prevention
Learning disorders tend to run in families. DRD is one kind of learning disorder. Affected families should make every...
Doctor Specialties
Call your health care provider if your child appears to be having trouble learning to read.
Basic Info