Learning disorders

Abstract

Childhood is a key stage known for neurodevelopment. Learning and Education are, among others, the method and stimulus to develop and acquire new skills. The Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ND) and specifically the Learning Disorders (LD) have a role in relation to School Failure (SF) and / or Early School Dropout (ESD). The consequences of the LD initially will suffer by the child even that will have a direct impact on crucial issues such as equal opportunities, health and unemployment in adulthood. Early detection, approach and guidance for families must be one of the priority tasks for health professionals and education. The aim of this work is to define the basic concepts, to analyse the causes, to check rankings, to assess the prevalence and to make multiprofessionals proposals to approach families and the rest of society of the importance of early detection and intervention.