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Drs, is friedrich's ataxia be considered a learning disability?
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No.: This inherited, degenerative disorder affects many parts of the body, including the brain, as it progresses, but it is not associated with a specific lowered performance in some area of academic functioning, which is how LD is defined.
Answered 11/27/2017
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