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SPECIFIC LEARNING DISORDER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
- Educational Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- specific learning disorder
1, record 1, English, specific%20learning%20disorder
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills 2, record 1, English, specific%20developmental%20disorders%20of%20scholastic%20skills
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] neurodevelopmental disorder with a biological origin that is the basis for abnormalities at a cognitive level that are associated with the behavioral signs of the disorder[, with one of its] essential features [being] persistent difficulties learning keystone academic skills ... 1, record 1, English, - specific%20learning%20disorder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This disorder appears] during the years of formal schooling (i.e., the developmental period). 1, record 1, English, - specific%20learning%20disorder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
F81: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. 3, record 1, English, - specific%20learning%20disorder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
- Psychologie scolaire
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie clinique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trouble spécifique des apprentissages
1, record 1, French, trouble%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20des%20apprentissages
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- troubles spécifiques du développement des acquisitions scolaires 2, record 1, French, troubles%20sp%C3%A9cifiques%20du%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20des%20acquisitions%20scolaires
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Trouble] neurodéveloppemental d'origine biologique qui entraîne des anomalies cognitives associées avec les symptômes comportementaux du trouble [dont une de ses caractéristiques essentielles] est la difficulté persistante à apprendre des compétences scolaires ou universitaires fondamentales [...] 1, record 1, French, - trouble%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20des%20apprentissages
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ce trouble apparaît] pendant les années de scolarisation (c.-à-d. la période développementale). 1, record 1, French, - trouble%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20des%20apprentissages
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
F81 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes. 3, record 1, French, - trouble%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20des%20apprentissages
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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