What are 3 known causes of learning disabilities?

What causes learning disorders?

• Family history and genetics. A family history of learning disorders increases the risk of a child developing a disorder.
• Prenatal and neonatal risks.
• Psychological trauma.
• Physical trauma.
• Environmental exposure.

Can you develop a learning disability?

Young children who do not receive the support they need for their intellectual development may show signs of learning disabilities once they start school. Sometimes a person may develop a learning disability later in life due to injury. Possible causes in such a case include dementia or a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

What do you think caused the child to become a special child?

Some of the most common known causes of intellectual disability include fetal alcohol syndrome disorder; genetic and chromosomal conditions, such as Down syndrome and fragile X syndrome; and certain infections during pregnancy.

Are Learning Disabilities genetic?

Often, learning problems can run in families (genetic), but environmental factors can play a role too. Mostly, learning disabilities occur because there is an enormous range of variation that occurs normally in people’s cognitive strengths and weaknesses.

Why was I born with a learning disability?

A learning disability happens when a person’s brain development is affected, either before they’re born, during their birth or in early childhood. This can be caused by things such as: the mother becoming ill in pregnancy. problems during the birth that stop enough oxygen getting to the brain.

Are learning disabilities genetic?

Does ADHD count as a learning disability?

ADHD is not considered to be a learning disability. It can be determined to be a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), making a student eligible to receive special education services.

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