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or support services.When individuals have a severe learning disorder, it means that
there are serious difficulties in learning, which affects multiple academic fields and
requires continuous professional teaching.
In addition, individuals with a learning disability may struggle in their
academics and all areas of school. For example, individuals with reading disabilities
will have the challenge in reading and writing. The memory issues can result in a
student having to repeatedly read a piece of text or listen to speak instructions many
times. As a result, they need to have more time and attention on their studies. They
could not follow others' steps because their learning ability is slow.
On the other hand, individuals with learning disabilities may have social and
employment difficulties. They may have difficulty in maintaining their friendships,
employment and relationship with others. They would have a lot of challenges that
need to be faced in society.
5.5 Causes
In fact, the causes of specific learning disorders could not be found by the
researchers because there can be a lot of issues causes individuals diagnosed by this
disorder. Nevertheless, the researchers also have found a range of risk factors that
could cause learning disorder.
For instance, children who have parents with learning disabilities are more
likely to develop a learning disability themselves. This is due to genetic problems.
Besides, alcohol or drug use can have an effect on a fetus when pregnancy. It can put a
child at a higher risk for learning problems or disabilities. The environment factor also
plays a role in the causes of specific learning disorders. Poor nutrition or over
exposure to lead in water or paint may cause them in a risk of getting a learning
disorder. An individual may develop a learning disability later in life due to injury
too.The possible causes in some cases includes dementia or a traumatic brain injury.
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