Learning Disability

Learning disability is a neurological disorder in which the child faces difficulty in comprehending and processing information.

Kids with learning disabilities aren’t lazy or dumb. Their brains are simply wired differently.

People with Learning disabilities might lack basic learning skills such as reading, writing, performing calculations, etc and also life skills such as organizing, paying attention, reasoning, planning, remembering, etc.

Children with learning disability might exhibit these symptoms

Problems pronouncing words

Trouble finding the right word

Difficulty following directions or learning routines

Trouble learning the connection between letters and sounds

Slow to learn new skills

Consistently misspells words and makes frequent errors

Trouble learning basic math concepts

Difficulty with reading comprehension or math skills

Poor handwriting

The child may have symptoms of any one or all of these

Dyslexia: The child faces difficulty with respect to reading, writing, spelling and speaking

Dyscalculia: The child has problems in understanding and comprehending mathematics. This is also called as ‘math dyslexia’.

Dysgraphia: The child faces trouble with writing, faces difficulty with spellings. These kids might have a poor handwriting, write letters in reverse, struggle with sentence formation and so on

Causes

Hereditary

Causes before birth – Fetal alcohol syndrome

Causes during birth – premature. Brain trauma, hypoxia

After birth – malnutrition, diabetes, exposure to toxins

Treatment for learning disability in our center includes:

Cognitive-behavioural therapy: People with learning disabilities find it difficult to recognize and accurately label emotional states in themselves and others, but this has been successfully addressed by approaches to anger management in groups and with individuals.

Schema-focused cognitive work has been shown to have a lasting effect on people with moderate learning disabilities. Role play and role reversal are particularly effective techniques for eliciting relevant thoughts in people with a mild learning disability.

Family/systemic therapies: Concepts of 'loss' may need to be worked through at various stages of the family life-cycle, such as loss of the 'normal' child or sibling, or loss of aspirations for the individual's future development. The roles assigned to members of families are often the source of difficulty or dysfunction. A person with learning disabilities may be expected to be inept or incapable in all circumstances; or they may be seen as 'special' or a family 'pet'. They may fulfil a role that keeps family or parental relationships intact or provides a focus for dysfunction.

Play therapy: This therapy helps in improving the interactions skills of the child which might be lacking due to their learning disability.

Our trained clinical psychologist will be providing applied behaviour analysis, behavioural management training, parental training, social communication and cognitive behaviour analysis for treating the child