Diagnostic criteria and codes - Intellectual disability - specific learning disorder
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What is criteria A for specific learning disorder?
Difficulty learning and using academic skills. At least 1 symptom, > 6 months. Despite interventions.
- Inaccurate or slow and effortful word reading
- Difficulty understanding the meaning of what is read
- Difficulties with spelling
- Difficulties with written expression
- Difficulties mastering number sense
- Difficulties with mathematical reasoning
What is criteria C for specific learning disorder?
symptoms begin during school age
Specifiers for specific learning disorder?
Specify if:
Specify current severity:
- With impairment in reading (dyslexia)
- With impairment in mathematics (dyscalculia)
- With impairment in written expression
Specify current severity:
- Mild: Some skills in one or two domains, but mild enough to compensate or function well, with support.
- Moderate: Difficult to bc proficient without intervals of intensive teaching
- Severe: Affecting several academic domains, Ongoing intensive individualized teaching for most school years. Even with support not fully able to complete all activities efficiently.
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