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LEARNING DISORDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills
Synonyms:
learning disability; learning disorder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("learning disorder" is a kind of...):
disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "learning disorder"):
dyscalculia (impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics)
dysgraphia (impaired ability to learn to write)
dyslexia (impaired ability to learn to read)
