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I'm wondering how does a person develop a learning disability?

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Dr. Humberto Quintana answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

See below: Students with learning disabilities have “disorders in one or more basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language, spoken /written, involving an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell or do mathematical calculations.” Learning disabilities are often defined as "inefficient processing of information from tLeaLeLearning disabilities are often defi

Answered 6/30/2014

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Dr. Jay Park answered

Inborn or acquired: LD are caused by inborn or acquired abnormalities in brain structure and function, and have a multifactorial etiology. They are not caused by eye problems.

Answered 7/31/2014

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