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Children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with a learning disability have a constellation of symptoms that result in significant functional impairments. Youth who experience learning disabilities may also have additional behavioral symptoms that complicate diagnosis. Early recognition and intervention may have significant impact on long-term positive outcomes. Interventions include behavioral academic, psycho-educational, as well as individual and family therapy. This chapter briefly reviews terminology, definitions, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and management of symptoms of learning disabilities in children, adolescents, and young adults.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008-1284, USA

    Helen D. Pratt & Donald E. Greydanus MD, Dr HC (ATHENS)

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  1. Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Michigan State University, Oakland Drive 1000, Kalamazoo, 49008, Michigan, USA

    Dilip R. Patel

  2. Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Michigan State University, Oakland Drive 1000, Kalamazoo,, 49008, Michigan, USA

    Donald E. Greydanus

  3. Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, 40506, Kentucky, USA

    Hatim A. Omar

  4. , Division for Mental Retardation, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Se, PO Box 1260, Jerusalem, 91012, Israel

    Joav Merrick

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Pratt, H.D., Greydanus, D.E. (2011). Learning Disabilities. In: Patel, D., Greydanus, D., Omar, H., Merrick, J. (eds) Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0627-9_10

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